Treatment of a mandibular discontinuity defect by using a fibula free flap and an implant-supported fixed complete denture fabricated with a PEKK framework: A clinical report

Kyung Chul Oh; Ji-Hyun Park; Joon-Hee Lee; Hong Seok Moon

doi:10.1016/j.prosdent.2017.07.024

Treatment of a mandibular discontinuity defect by using a fibula free flap and an implant-supported fixed complete denture fabricated with a PEKK framework: A clinical report

J Prosthet Dent. 2018 Jun;119(6):1021-1024. doi: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2017.07.024. Epub 2017 Sep 28.

Authors

Kyung Chul Oh¹, Ji-Hyun Park², Joon-Hee Lee³, Hong Seok Moon⁴

Affiliations

¹ Fellow, Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
² Graduate student, Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
³ Graduate student, Department of Integrative Engineering, Chungang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
⁴ Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: hsm5@yuhs.ac.

PMID: 28967393
DOI: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2017.07.024

Abstract

This clinical report describes the rehabilitation of a patient with a history of mandibulectomy that involved the use of a fibula free flap and an implant-supported fixed complete denture. A recently introduced material, polyetherketoneketone (PEKK), was used as the framework material for the prosthesis, and the treatment produced favorable esthetic and functional results.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Benzophenones
Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported*
Dentures*
Female
Fibula
Free Tissue Flaps
Humans
Mandibular Osteotomy / rehabilitation*
Polymers
Prostheses and Implants

Substances

Benzophenones
Polymers
polyetherketoneketone