TY - JOUR
T1 - Application of digital technology in the prosthodontic management of a patient with myasthenia gravis
T2 - A clinical report
AU - AlHelal, Abdulaziz
AU - Jekki, Rami
AU - Richardson, Paul M.
AU - Kattadiyil, Mathew T.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Editorial Council for the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry.
PY - 2016/5/1
Y1 - 2016/5/1
N2 - Application of digital technology in the treatment of a patient with myasthenia gravis and an excessively resorbed mandibular residual alveolar ridge is presented. The patient requested replacement of worn maxillary and mandibular prostheses. Treatment involved fabricating a new maxillary complete denture that was similar in appearance to the one being replaced and rebasing the existing and clinically acceptable mandibular fixed framework. The interim phase of treatment involved fabricating a mandibular milled prosthesis similar in morphology to the existing fixed complete denture with computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing technology. This facilitated conversion of an interim prosthesis by using an orientation device and eliminated the need for the patient to adapt to an interim removable complete denture.
AB - Application of digital technology in the treatment of a patient with myasthenia gravis and an excessively resorbed mandibular residual alveolar ridge is presented. The patient requested replacement of worn maxillary and mandibular prostheses. Treatment involved fabricating a new maxillary complete denture that was similar in appearance to the one being replaced and rebasing the existing and clinically acceptable mandibular fixed framework. The interim phase of treatment involved fabricating a mandibular milled prosthesis similar in morphology to the existing fixed complete denture with computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing technology. This facilitated conversion of an interim prosthesis by using an orientation device and eliminated the need for the patient to adapt to an interim removable complete denture.
KW - Dental Prosthesis Design/methods
KW - Humans
KW - Denture, Complete
KW - Female
KW - Aged
KW - Computer-Aided Design
KW - Myasthenia Gravis/complications
KW - Dental Casting Technique
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U2 - 10.1016/j.prosdent.2015.11.014
DO - 10.1016/j.prosdent.2015.11.014
M3 - Article
C2 - 26775246
SN - 0022-3913
VL - 115
SP - 531
EP - 536
JO - The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
JF - The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
IS - 5
ER -