CAD/CAM-fabricated telescopic prostheses on periodontally compromised abutments of a patient undergoing intravenous bisphosphonate treatment for osteoporosis: a case report

Gen Dent. 2014 May-Jun;62(3):e1-3.

Abstract

Preserving periodontally compromised abutments in patients who are actively undergoing oral and intravenous bisphosphonate treatment for osteoporosis provides an alternative to tooth extraction and dental implants, both of which put patients at risk for bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw. This case report describes how a CAD/CAM-fabricated cobalt-chromium telescopic prosthesis was placed on periodontally compromised abutments of a 74-year-old woman actively undergoing oral and intravenous bisphosphonate treatment for osteoporosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Bone Density Conservation Agents / adverse effects
  • Bone Density Conservation Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Computer-Aided Design*
  • Dental Abutments*
  • Diphosphonates / adverse effects
  • Diphosphonates / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Osteoporosis / complications
  • Osteoporosis / drug therapy*
  • Periodontitis / complications*
  • Periodontitis / surgery

Substances

  • Bone Density Conservation Agents
  • Diphosphonates