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Implants have been widely used to support fixed prosthetic restorations since the early 1980s. Implantological treatment options were, and still are, a highly controversial issue in situations characterized by advanced ridge resorption and severe forms of periodontitis. After all, these conditions usually involve both the maxilla and the mandible, and dysfunctions associated with loss of the vertical dimension are routinely present.
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Because an expression like “unilateral increase of vertical dimension” invariably gives rise to confusion and disbelief, particularly in performance evaluations, this treatment step is often alternatively referred to as “unilateral or bilateral compensation of elongation with midline adjustment”.
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Ihde, S. (2005). Functional Prosthodontic Treatment and Restoration of the Vertical Dimension in Craniomandibular Disease. In: Principles of BOI. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26987-8_17
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