<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Dental implants placed in the maxillary anterior region have a high risk of aesthetic complications caused by later infra-occlusion and may subsequently require special therapeutic considerations to achieve optimal aesthetic and functional results. Based on the severity, possible treatment options for infra-occluded implants include replacement of the implant restoration, alveolar distraction osteogenesis, repositioning by a segmental osteotomy, or the removal of the implant. The present case report describes the successful application of bi-maxillary orthognathic surgery combined with an anterior segmental osteotomy for the correction of a Class III open-bite malocclusion complicated by severely infra-occluded implants.</p></abstract>

Dental implants placed in the maxillary anterior region have a high risk of aesthetic complications caused by later infra-occlusion and may subsequently require special therapeutic considerations to achieve optimal aesthetic and functional results. Based on the severity, possible treatment options for infra-occluded implants include replacement of the implant restoration, alveolar distraction osteogenesis, repositioning by a segmental osteotomy, or the removal of the implant. The present case report describes the successful application of bi-maxillary orthognathic surgery combined with an anterior segmental osteotomy for the correction of a Class III open-bite malocclusion complicated by severely infra-occluded implants.

Surgical repositioning of infra-occluded dental implants in the orthognathic management of a Class III open-bite patient

Australasian Orthodontic Journal

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Dental implants placed in the maxillary anterior region have a high risk of aesthetic complications caused by later infra-occlusion and may subsequently...

Surgical repositioning of infra-occluded dental implants in the orthognathic management of a Class III open-bite patient

Publié en ligne: 20 juil. 2021

Pages: 210 - 217

Reçu: 01 janv. 2018

Accepté: 01 févr. 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/aoj-2020-050

© 2019 Kyung-A Kim et al., published by Sciendo

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