Dental implants in a young patient with Papillon-Lefevre syndrome: a case report

Implant Dent. 2003;12(2):140-4. doi: 10.1097/01.id.0000041223.08656.a7.

Abstract

A case is reported of dental implant placement in a 13-year-old patient diagnosed with Papillon-Lefevre Syndrome. Two titanium dental implants were placed in the mandible for an implant-retained denture after the patient complained of having an unstable prosthesis. Follow-up radiographs showed successful osseointegration and preservation of alveolar bone 1 year after implant placement and the continual wearing of a functional dental prosthesis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Dental Implantation, Endosseous*
  • Dental Implants*
  • Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported*
  • Denture, Complete, Lower
  • Denture, Overlay
  • Humans
  • Jaw, Edentulous / etiology
  • Jaw, Edentulous / rehabilitation*
  • Jaw, Edentulous / surgery
  • Male
  • Mandible
  • Papillon-Lefevre Disease / complications*
  • Papillon-Lefevre Disease / therapy
  • Tooth Loss / etiology

Substances

  • Dental Implants