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- Title
Implant-retained thumb prosthesis with anti-rotational attachment for a geriatric patient.
- Authors
Goiato, Marcelo Coelho; Garcia‐Júnior, Idelmo Rangel; Magro‐Filho, Osvaldo; Dos Santos, Daniela Micheline; Pellizzer, Eduardo Piza
- Abstract
doi:10.1111/j.1741-2358.2009.00283.x Implant-retained thumb prosthesis with anti-rotational attachment for a geriatric patient This report presents the use of a dental implant with an anti-rotational attachment for the retention of a thumb prosthesis. A retention system was manufactured with an attachment (UCLA) screwed into the implant with a two-bar system that was cast in metallic silver palladium. A substructure made from heat-cured acrylic resin was joined to the retention system by clips to join the thumb to the finger (bar clip) in the cast with implant rejoinder. The silicone material, Silastic-MDX 44210, was used to achieve function and aesthetics. Following osseointegration, no skin problems were observed. Whilst the implant-retained digital prosthesis presented some motor limitations, it allowed the patient to return to entertainment and achieve social conviviality.
- Subjects
DENTAL implants; GERIATRIC dentistry; DENTAL casting; DENTAL acrylic resins; OSSEOINTEGRATION; DENTURES
- Publication
Gerodontology, 2010, Vol 27, Issue 3, p243
- ISSN
0734-0664
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1741-2358.2009.00283.x