Vol. 20, No. 2
 Page 5
December 2007

Against All Odds A “No Bone Solution™” continues:

Conclusion
Patients with extreme maxillary atrophy generally suffer with ill-fitting removable prostheses that chronically irritate the mucosa and insult what little underlying bone remains. For patients with no remaining alveolar bone, the “No Bone Solution™” protocol demonstrated in this article is an ideal treatment that avoids major bone grafting and the long associated healing and treatment time. The “No Bone Solution™” potentially shortens treatment time to only 3 visits over a 3-month period. It also provides patients with little or no bone with a non-removable solid set of teeth in just one day.

Acknowledgement
Piteam gratefully thanks two dedicated dental specialists, Dr. Russell Morgan, Restorative Dentist and Dr. Gregory Felthousen, Periodontist (both of Salisbury, MD) for extraordinary “insights” in their encouragement and genuine concern for the patient illustrated in this issue. Likewise, we also acknowledge numerous coleagues who have provided similar guidance to clinically “hopeless” patients.

Lab Support:
Stephen F. Balshi, MBE, CM Ceramics (Clinica Malo)
Robert D. Winkelman, CDT, MDT, Fort Washington Dental Lab

Final views Final prosthesis articulated Postop closeup of teeth
Fig 7F: Post-op closeup of teeth

Postop Panorex
Fig 8A: Postop panradiograph
Fig 7D, 7E, 7F: Front and side views with final prosthesis

Maxillary ceramic teeth
8B: Postop ceph radiograph

Mandibular ceramic teeth
Fig 8C: Postop ceph radiograph

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