Transdisciplinary treatment of Class III malocclusion using conventional implant-supported anchorage: 10-year posttreatment follow-up

• Published in: Dental press journal of orthodontics 2015-06, Vol.20 (3), p.69-79
• Main Authors: Rinaldi, Mariana Roennau Lemos, Rizzatto, Susana Maria Deon, Menezes, Luciane Macedo de, Polido, Waldemar Daudt, Lima, Eduardo Martinelli Santayanna de
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Cephalometry - methods; Crowns; Dental Implants; Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; Dental Veneers; Dentistry; DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE; Diastema - therapy; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Implantes dentários; Jaw, Edentulous, Partially - rehabilitation; Malocclusion, Angle Class III - therapy; Middle Aged; Má oclusão de Angle Classe III; Orthodontic Anchorage Procedures - instrumentation; Overbite - therapy; Patient Care Planning; Patient Care Team; Perda dentária; Procedimentos de ancoragem ortodôntica; Tooth Movement Techniques - instrumentation
• ISSN: 2176-9451; 2177-6709; 2177-6709; 2176-9451
• DOI: 10.1590/2176-9451.20.3.069-079.oar

Combined treatment offers advantages for partially edentulous patients. Conventional implants, used as orthodontic anchorage, enable previous orthodontic movement, which provides appropriate space gain for crown insertion. This case report describes the treatment of a 61-year and 10-month-old patient with negative overjet which made ideal prosthetic rehabilitation impossible, thereby hindering dental and facial esthetics. After a diagnostic setup, conventional implants were placed in the upper arch to anchor intrusion and retract anterior teeth. Space gain for lateral incisors was achieved in the lower arch by means of an orthodontic appliance. Integrated planning combining Orthodontics and Implantology provided successful treatment by means of conventional implant-supported anchorage. The resulting occlusal relationship proved stable after 10 years.