OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility of placing endosseous implants in patients with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa. This article reports on 4 patients subjected to follow-up. STUDY DESIGN: Implants were placed in 4 cases. All patients have marked oral involvement, with devastating alterations in the soft and hard tissues in all cases. RESULTS: A total of 15 implants (7 maxillary, 8 mandibular) were placed. All implants integrated successfully and have been restored. The average follow-up from implant placement was 2.5 years (range, 1-4). CONCLUSIONS: Our preliminary findings suggest that endosseous implants can be successfully placed and can provide support for prosthetic restoration in patients with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility of placing endosseous implants in patients with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa. This article reports on 4 patients subjected to follow-up. STUDY DESIGN: Implants were placed in 4 cases. All patients have marked oral involvement, with devastating alterations in the soft and hard tissues in all cases. RESULTS: A total of 15 implants (7 maxillary, 8 mandibular) were placed. All implants integrated successfully and have been restored. The average follow-up from implant placement was 2.5 years (range, 1-4). CONCLUSIONS: Our preliminary findings suggest that endosseous implants can be successfully placed and can provide support for prosthetic restoration in patients with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa.
Authors: Susanne Krämer; James Lucas; Francisca Gamboa; Miguel Peñarrocha Diago; David Peñarrocha Oltra; Marcelo Guzmán-Letelier; Sanchit Paul; Gustavo Molina; Lorena Sepúlveda; Ignacio Araya; Rubén Soto; Carolina Arriagada; Anne W Lucky; Jemima E Mellerio; Roger Cornwall; Fatimah Alsayer; Reinhard Schilke; Mark Adam Antal; Fernanda Castrillón; Camila Paredes; Maria Concepción Serrano; Victoria Clark Journal: Spec Care Dentist Date: 2020-11