TY - JOUR
T1 - Prosthetic aspects in adult osteopetrosis
AU - Ogino, Yoichiro
AU - Ayukawa, Yasunori
AU - Tomita, Yoko
AU - Koyano, Kiyoshidds
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 Editorial Council for the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry.
PY - 2014/10/1
Y1 - 2014/10/1
N2 - Osteopetrosis (OP) is a rare condition characterized by skeletal sclerosis caused by dysfunctional osteoclasts. Though many reports have described severe infantile-malignant autosomal recessive OP, few have described the prosthetic management of adult OP. This report discusses the prosthetic treatment of adult OP. Although prosthodontists should try to reconstruct occlusal function as much as possible, a conservative prosthodontic approach may be a reasonable and recommended treatment option for minimizing the risk of further osteomyelitis and osteonecrosis.
AB - Osteopetrosis (OP) is a rare condition characterized by skeletal sclerosis caused by dysfunctional osteoclasts. Though many reports have described severe infantile-malignant autosomal recessive OP, few have described the prosthetic management of adult OP. This report discusses the prosthetic treatment of adult OP. Although prosthodontists should try to reconstruct occlusal function as much as possible, a conservative prosthodontic approach may be a reasonable and recommended treatment option for minimizing the risk of further osteomyelitis and osteonecrosis.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.prosdent.2014.04.007
DO - 10.1016/j.prosdent.2014.04.007
M3 - Article
C2 - 24819526
AN - SCOPUS:84921895130
VL - 112
SP - 736
EP - 740
JO - Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
JF - Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
SN - 0022-3913
IS - 4
ER -