Rehabilitation of Edentulous Atrophic Anterior Mandible – The Role of Vertical Alveolar Distraction Osteogenesis

The rehabilitation of patients with edentulous alveolar ridge is always a challenge, more so in case of a long standing atrophic mandible. Mandible, the largest movable bone in the maxillofacial skeleton is associated with many soft tissue attachments which imparts dislodging forces to prosthesis....

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Main Authors: Mathew O Mampilly, Latha P Rao, Joyce Sequiera, B H Sripathi Rao, Jagadish Chandra, Gunachandra Rai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2014-11-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/5146/10436_CE(Ra)_F(Sh)_PF1(ABAK)_PFA(Sh)_PF2(PAG).pdf