Biljana Kapuševska¹; Jadranka Bundevska²; Vladimir Bojadziev³

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¹Clinic of fixed prosthodontics, ²clinic of removable prosthodontics, ³clinic of oral surgery

Nowadays, dentists are faced with an increasing number of medically compromised patients with necessity for implants or early prosthesis due rehabilitation in the sense of hypodontia. There is little direction in the literature for oral therapy of patients with hypotonic signs, with the syndrome of ectodermal dysplasia, which is the disease of ectodermal products (nails, hair, teeth, and sweat gland).
The aim of the paper was to make critical evaluation of pre- and postoperative course of implantation, and to present the moment of bringing conclusion about the therapy of fixed prosthesis type, using this case of hypodontia, taken from our practice.
Particularly, we put an accent on planning prosthesis, considering its influence on growth and development of the jawbones in a relatively young patient. By insertion of implants in the upper and lower jaw, as well as with cementing of metal-ceramic bridges, we accomplished rehabilitation of hypodontia, speech, chewing and esthetics, giving the patient a new dimension in life, a smile.

Key words: hypodontia, ectodermal dysplasia, endosseous implants, ceramic restorations
 

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