Dental Implants in the Palate?
Last Updated: Mar 15, 2010
Dr. MK, an orthodontist, asks:
I have a patient who presented for an implant retained maxillary overdenture. He has Class V atrophy of the maxilla and alveolar ridges and is not a candidate for implants. I was wondering if we could place implants in the palate, maybe along the midpalatal suture and use these for retention, like maxillofacial prostheses. I have found some information on this approach in the literature. I was wondering if anybody had any recommendations?
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Dr. Ahmad M.
03/15/2010
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03/15/2010
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03/16/2010
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03/18/2010
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03/20/2010
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03/29/2010
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03/15/2010