Mini-implant Supported Over Denture in a Patient with Down Syndrome: A Case Report

Authors

  • Rathna Devi VaithiIingam Department of Oral Pathology, Oral Medicine & Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • R Mahmood Clinical Specialist, Seremban Dental Clinic, .Jalan Rasah, Seremban, 70300 Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22452/adum.vol16no1.6

Keywords:

Down syndrome, overdenture, mini-implants

Abstract

The presence of macroglossia, a tendency towards poor cooperation and the inability to adapt to compl~te dental prostheses due to motor and mental deficiencies makes the oral rehabilitation of Down Syndrome patients difficult. This article reports on the use of mini implant supported overdenture to rehabilitate a Down Syndrome patient who had difficulty adapting to his new mandibular complete denture. The patient's ability to cooperate during treatment as well as the maintenance of an optimal oral hygiene practice enabled mini-implants to be inserted and maintained 20 months post insertion as evidenced by clinical and radiological findings. To the author's knowledge, this is the first reporting of a successful mini implant supported overdenture in a Down Syndrome patient.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Downloads

Published

2009-12-31

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 1 (2009)

Section

Case Report

License

  1. The Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Malaya holds the copyright of the published manuscript including all its components such as supplementary information, graphical contents and raw data without any restrictions.
  2. The author grant the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya assignable and sub-licensable right, unlimited in time and territory, to copy-edit, reproduce, publish, distribute, transmit, make available and store the Article, including abstracts thereof, in all forms of media of expression now known or developed in the future, including pre- and reprints, translations, photographic reproductions and extensions.
  3. After acceptance for publication in Ann Dent UM, the author(s) have the right to use any of its components in whole or in part for academic purposes such as, presentation in scientific conferences and seminars.