This study was designed to explore the relationship of the growth of the maxilla and dental arch with different sizes of the denudation area on the hard palate. We tested the hypothesis that different sizes of denudation areas on the hard palate following palatoplasty would significantly influence the growth of the maxilla and dental arch differently. Fifty-one three-week-old Sprague-Dawley mal...

Restoring a severely resorbed maxilla is challenging because of poor bone quality and the resorptive pattern that follows tooth loss. When bone augmentation is not possible, implants are placed in suboptimal positions, making the prosthetic rehabilitation more complex. This report presents the steps used to rehabilitate a severely resorbed maxilla with divergent implants, using an implant-suppo...

Chondrosarcoma is a rare malignant neoplasm of the jaws. The diagnosis of this lesion is mainly based on the histopathological appearance. A case of chondrosarcoma of the maxilla is reported. The origin of this rare tumor in the maxilla, a bone with exclusive membranous ossification, is discussed.

PURPOSE To report on the clinical outcome of 150 extrasinus zygomatic implants placed lateral to the maxillary sinus and combined with conventional implants in the anterior maxilla for the implant-supported rehabilitation of the edentulous maxilla. MATERIALS AND METHODS All patients included in this study presented with completely or partially edentulous maxillae with any remaining teeth indi...

PURPOSE To perform a preliminary validation with cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) of the combined use of intraoral bone blocks and biomaterials for total reconstruction of the atrophic maxilla. MATERIALS AND METHODS Consecutive cases of total edentulism of the maxilla (Cawood and Howell classes IV or V) treated with bilateral sinus floor elevation, mandibular bone block grafts, and biomat...

Rehabilitation of the edentulous maxilla with implants has been complicated by the presence of atrophic maxillary alveolar ridges, which require an alternative to the traditional parallel placement of adjacent implants in order to avoid anatomic structures or bone augmentation. This issue of Report on Prosthodontics discusses the use of tilted distal implants in treatment planning for the edent...