Dental Implant Reconstruction in a Patient With Ectodermal Dysplasia Using Multiple Bone Grafting Techniques

• Published in: Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery Vol. 66; no. 6; pp. 1241 - 1244
• Main Authors: Lypka, Michael, DMD, MD, Yarmand, David, DDS, MD, Burstein, Jeffrey, DDS, MD, Tso, Vincent, DDS, Yamashita, Dennis-Duke, DDS
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.06.2008; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Anodontia - etiology; Anodontia - rehabilitation; Biological and medical sciences; Bone Transplantation - methods; Chin - surgery; Dental Implantation, Endosseous - methods; Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; Dentistry; Dermatology; Ectodermal Dysplasia - complications; Female; Hair and nails disorders; Humans; Mandible - surgery; Maxillary Sinus - surgery; Medical sciences; Oral Surgical Procedures, Preprosthetic - methods; Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology; Skin involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous. General aspects; Surgery; Human; Hair; Skin disease; Multiple; Implant; Stomatology; Bone graft; Anatomical reconstruction; Congenital disease; Ectodermal dysplasia; Treatment; Surgery; Tooth; Technique; Sweat gland disease
• ISSN: 0278-2391; 1531-5053
• DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.01.004

Ectodermal dysplasia is a syndrome in which 2 ectodermally derived structures fail to develop. Patients have a reduced number of teeth, and dental implant reconstruction is the preferred method of replacing teeth. We report the use of the tent pole technique in the severely resorbed mandible with sinus lifts and block grafting in the maxilla to restore the maxillofacial complex of a female patient with ectodermal dysplasia. The treatment sequence and techniques are discussed.