A combined prosthodontic and orthodontic treatment approach in a case of growth inhibition induced by dental implants: a case report |
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Authors: | Krieger Elena Wegener Joachim Wagner Wilfried Hornikel Sandra Wehrbein Heinrich |
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Institution: | Department of Orthodontics, Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Maintz, Maintz, Germany. elena.krieger@unimedizin-mainz.de |
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Abstract: | Functional and esthetic results can improve significantly when a combined prosthodontic-orthodontic treatment approach is employed in cases requiring extensive oral rehabilitation. The patient presented in this case report was treated in his late teens with dental implants as a replacement for his maxillary incisors. Ten years later, the entire maxillary anterior segment was in infraocclusion compared to the rest of the dentition and lip line. Since prosthodontic follow-up treatment alone could not achieve an optimal functional and esthetic outcome, the patient was treated orthodontically prior to renewing the restoration. A fixed appliance was used to intrude the mandibular anterior teeth as well as vertically align the infrapositioned maxillary lateral incisors. |
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