Oral Rehabilitation of an Elderly Edentulous Patient with Osteoarthritis Using an Implant-supported Mandibular Prosthesis with Locator Abutments - Clinical Case Report - Home
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Oral Rehabilitation of an Elderly Edentulous Patient with Osteoarthritis Using an Implant-supported Mandibular Prosthesis with Locator Abutments
A 78-year-old man was referred to the dental hospital by his general dental practitioner. He was a non-smoker but was taking a number of medications as prescribed by his general medical practitioner, including atorvastatin-calcium for high cholesterol, lisinopril and hydrochlorothiazide for hypertension, warfarin as an anticoagulant, and metformin for the management of type 2 diabetes. The patient also suffered from osteoarthritis in both hands. The patient was edentulous in the maxilla and partially dentate in the mandible. A mandibular acrylic partial lower denture had been recently delivered but was poorly tolerated.
Deficient vertically or deficient vertically AND horizontally
* General SAC assessment modifiers that are also part of the ERA. To avoid redundancy they are listed in this section even if no complete ERA has been made.
** Not applicable to the ERA of immediate placement cases and replaced by "Socket Integrity" listed below under "Surgical SAC Classification". For all other placement types this value is a classification determinant and listed here even if no complete ERA has been made.
Surgical SAC classification
SAC Level
Advanced
Defining Characteristics
Fully edentulous lower jaw to be rehabilitated with two or more implants