SOLVING A MANDIBULAR KENNEDY CLASS II EDENTATION THROUGH BONE AUTOGRAFT AND DENTAL IMPLANTS
Abstract:
Kennedy Class II includes the dental arches with unilateral edentation in the terminal part, so the edentation is limited only mesially by the teeth on one hemi-arch. In the edentation aetiology, multiple factors occur, such as: tooth decay and its complications, periodontal disease, trauma etc. Kennedy class II edentation, where residual alveolar ridge is unfavourable to prosthetics, due to laborious extraction with significant loss of bone tissue, is a challenge in terms of achieving a proper morphofunctional restoration. Reconstruction of dento-alveolar arch involves the accomplishment of the mastication function, phonation, physiognomy, self-sustainability and physical comfort. Dental implantology has revolutionized the dental prosthesis by inserting implants wherever they are needed, and additional poles have been obtained so that multiple types of edentation which had previously benefited from mobilisable or mobile solutions only, can now be solved by fixed prosthetics restoration. In situations where the bone offer is not favourable to prosthetics, we may use the bone grafts.
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