Abstract
Purpose: We report that implant treatment for a schizophrenic patient complicated with intellectual disabilities has allowed the patient's masticatory function to improve.
Case: The 53-year-old female patient had been in a mental hospital for the reason of advanced schizophrenia with the complication of intellectual disabilities. The patient was unable to masticate hospital solid food due to the loss of mandibular teeth. No prosthesis was worn at that time because of the risk of mis-deglutition of her denture when using a denture before.
Results: The implants were placed into the sites of the 3223567 three times under local anesthesia. The patient has become able to eat hospital solid food after inserting all superstructures.
Conclusion: It is considered that implant treatment enhances the masticatory capability of schizophrenic patients with intellectual disabilities.
