Naslov
Implanto-Prosthetic Rehabilitation of the Mandible by Means of Two Implants

Autori
Kobler, Pavel ; Pandurić, Josip ; Knežević, Goran ; Macan, Darko ; Katanec, Davor ; Jerolimov, Vjekoslav ; Košanski, Marija

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, stručni

Izvornik
Abstracts. 26th Annual Conference. Prosthodontics in the third millenium. U: Acta Stomatol Croat 2002 ; 36(3):338 / Knežević, Goran - Zagreb : Stomatolški fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu ; Hrvatsko stomatološko društvo Hrvatskog liječničkog zbora, 2002, 338-338

Skup
26th Annual Conference. Prosthodontics in the third millenium,

Mjesto i datum
Cavtat, Hrvatska, 26.09.2002. - 28.09.2002

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
dentalni implantati; rekonstrukcija; stomatološka protetika; mandibula
(dental implants; mandible; prosthodontics)

Sažetak
Edentulousness is a considerable problem in Croatia. So far prevention has not become the most important part of the dental profession. On the other hand, poor medical knowledge, reduced rights concerning health insurance costs as well as an increasing number of impoverished people in Croatia has resulted in postponed prosthetic rehabilitation. For the above mentioned reasons the Croatian people suffer from premature loss of their teeth. Also lower jaw atrophy occurs, which makes prosthetic rehabilitation even more difficult to achieve. In spite of some disadvantages, the double-implant borne prosthetic suprastructure has proved to be a simple and good solution to the patient's problem, mainly because it is cost-effective. This particularly applies to Croatian patients. Over the last five years we have placed double- -implants in 26 patients, in the anterior region of the mandible. The implants were placed in the region of the lower canine or slightly more mesially. Severe atrophy was determined in 13 patients (50%) which impeded their complete denture wearing even before the implant placement started. However, we made up for the loss in two patients by placing the implants again. This time we placed them slightly more mesially. We made one borne implant complete denture for one patient because the examination revealed severe atrophy in one segment of his mandible. In addition since the osseointegration prognosis for this patient was questionable we decided against any additional surgical treatment. Since the belts of the attached gingiva in our patients were wide enough and the diameters of the implants were not very long, no vestibuloplasty was necessary. We installed ITI, IMZ, ASTRA and Ankylos implants. All systems proved to be equally functional.

Izvorni jezik
Hrvatski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti, Dentalna medicina

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