Alveolar distraction osteogenesis before placement of dental implants.

Distraction osteogenesis of the edentulous alveolar ridges may be considered an alternative to many other augmentation oriented surgical techniques. It is now being widely used for treating severe forms of alveolar ridge atrophy, especially before the placement of dental implants. Leibinger Endosseous Alveolar Distraction System (LEAD; Stryker Leibinger, Kalamazoo, MI) is an intraosseous distraction device used for edentulous ridges. In this study, the healing was uneventful in all 5 cases that were treated except 1, in which the vitality of the distraction segment could not be maintained. No complications related to the prosthodontic restoration were observed.

The use of a resin-bonded prosthesis while maintaining the diastemata: a clinical report.

A dental arch with diastemata and missing lateral incisors represents a challenge because of discrepancies in tooth size. If an implant-supported prosthesis is not possible or not selected as a treatment option, a modified resin-bonded fixed partial denture may be a treatment option to eliminate the esthetic problems of conventional fixed partial dentures. This clinical report describes the procedures to replace congenitally missing lateral incisors with a resin-bonded prosthesis, while maintaining diastemata.

Peripheral giant cell granuloma combined with facial hemangioma. A case report.

Peripheral giant cell granuloma (PGCG) is a relatively uncommon benign tumor of the oral cavity affecting people of all ages and with no racial predilection. The etiology is still unclear but local trauma or chronic irritants may cause the development of this lesion. Hemangioma is a benign process in which there are an increased number of normal or abnormal-appearing blood vessels. In this article the clinical, radiographic and histopathologic characteristics of a patient who had a rare combination of PGCG and facial hemangioma is discussed. Surgery was the effective treatment modality for the lesion in the mandible. The characteristics of facial hemangioma and PGCG have similarities, such as the possibility of bleeding problems during surgery. As the lesion in this case was not small in size, it was not a conservative procedure. Bleeding control was established by electrocauterization. Healing was uneventful and there has been no recurrence since the surgery. A new prosthesis was fabricated for the patient. In these kinds of cases the control of bleeding must be very carefully determined and attention should be paid to the possibility of serious bleeding problems. Based on the data presented we were not able to find any correlation between the PGCG and the facial hemangioma, but new reports might have different views on the subject in the future.

Fabrication of one-piece all-ceramic coronal post and laminate veneer restoration: a clinical report.

The procedure used for the restoration of maxillary right and left lateral incisors with all-ceramic one-piece coronal post and laminate veneer restorations is described in this clinical report. The proposed treatment technique conserves the remaining tooth structure, reestablishes function, offers satisfactory esthetics, and represents an alternative to traditional restoration procedures with the use of adhesive bonding techniques.

Copy-milled all-ceramic restorations: case reports.

When all-ceramic systems are used, a respect for biocompatibility, an understanding of the patient's esthetic demands, and a justifiable reliance on the strength of the selected system are integral to success. Severely damaged molar teeth in two patients were restored with all-ceramic onlays that were prepared with a copy-milling system for ceramics. The onlay patterns were fabricated directly in the mouth with autopolymerizing resin. For these patients, the use of biologic, all-ceramic, copy-milled restorations resulted in clinical success as well as recovered function and esthetics.