Publications by authors named "Tanya Somohano"
This clinical report describes the treatment of a partially dentate patient who presented with dental implants placed in a reconstructed fibula graft in the mandible. A complete mouth rehabilitation with a maxillary complete denture and a mandibular implant-supported fixed complete denture was fabricated with computer-aided design and computer-aided machining technology.
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- Fabrication of complete dentures can be difficult for patients with epulis fissuratum in the upper jaw or significant bone loss in the lower jaw.
- This clinical report details the surgical and prosthetic approach taken for a patient dealing with these two issues.
- The neutral zone technique was utilized to enhance the fit and stability of the lower denture, with both dentures being made before surgery and placed right after the removal of the epulis fissuratum.