Alveolar bone growth in response to endosteal implants in two patients with ectodermal dysplasia |
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| Authors: | Victor Escobar Assistant Professor Bruce N. Epker |
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| Affiliation: | 1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA;2Center for Correction of Facial Deformities, Fort Worth, TX, USA |
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| Abstract: | ![]()
The occurrence of alveolar bone growth after placement of endosteal mandibular implants in two edentulous children is reported. The fact that alveolar bone growth occurred in the absence of natural teeth suggests that its growth and preservation is dependent upon biomechanical factors rather than the presence of teeth, as is traditionally thought. |
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| Keywords: | implants alveolar bone growth ectodermal dysplasia |
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