Publications by authors named "J Herce-Lopez"
Article Synopsis
- - Severe maxilla atrophy can make it impossible to use standard dental implants, but personalized subperiosteal implants (PSIs) offer a customized alternative that fits closely to the patient's bone structure for better results.
- - A case study highlights a patient with significant bone loss due to mucormycosis who, after a failed reconstruction, received a removable prosthesis supported by a PSI, which helped close gaps and improve functionality.
- - The patient reported positive outcomes 18 months later, with no complications, suggesting that customized implants like PSIs can be effective in complex dental restoration cases.
(1) Background: The aim was to perform a literature review on customized subperiosteal implants (CSIs) and provide clinical guidelines based on the results of an expert consensus meeting held in 2023. (2) Methods: A literature search was performed in Pubmed (MEDLINE) in July 2023, including case series and cohort studies with a minimum follow-up of 6 months that analyzed totally or partially edentulous patients treated with CSIs. Previously, an expert consensus meeting had been held in May 2023 to establish the most relevant clinical guidelines.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHerein, the authors report an unusual case of a 6-year-old boy with right-sided Goldenhar syndrome and trigeminal nerve aplasia who developed neurotrophic keratopathy (NK). Despite the use of therapeutic contact lenses and multiple temporary tarsorrhaphy, NK worsened showing a central corneal scar, neovascularization, and significant stromal thinning, with risk of corneal perforation. Cochet-Bonnet esthesiometry revealed complete corneal anesthesia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOral health-related quality of life after dental treatment in patients with intellectual disability.
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal
September 2020
Background: The influence of dental treatment on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQOL) has rarely been evaluated in patients with intellectual disability (ID) through validated questionnaires. The aim of this study was to estimate the changes on OHRQOL in patients with ID after the implementation of an institutional dental treatment program under general anesthesia using the Franciscan Hospital for Children Oral Health-Related Quality of Life questionnaire (FHCOHRQOL-Q).
Material And Methods: A prospective longitudinal study was conducted on 85 patients (mean age=24.
Objective: To evaluate the effect of preventive dental management on reducing the incidence and delaying the onset of bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) in patients treated with intravenous zoledronic acid (ZA).
Materials And Methods: This single-center clinical study included 255 patients with cancer monitored over a 6-year period. Patients received dental treatment prior to (group A) or after (group B) the initiation of ZA therapy.