Implant-supported overdenture, an alternative option for the rehabilitation of a completely edentulous mandibular arch
Edentulism has been a long-standing concern in prosthodontics. Several of the drawbacks of conventional denture therapy have been observed to be addressed by implant therapy nowadays. A 55-year-old female came with the chief complaint of missing teeth related to the mandible. This report aims to giv...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2025-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of Oral Research and Review |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jorr.jorr_1_25 |
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| Summary: | Edentulism has been a long-standing concern in prosthodontics. Several of the drawbacks of conventional denture therapy have been observed to be addressed by implant therapy nowadays. A 55-year-old female came with the chief complaint of missing teeth related to the mandible. This report aims to give insight into a case of a mandibular edentulous patient, who was treated with the help of an implant retained overdenture in the mandibular arch. Two implants were placed with the aid of the cone-beam computed tomography report. After 4 months, the prosthetic phase began with the placement of the healing abutment, and an open tray impression was made followed by a jaw relation. A bar framework was fabricated followed by a wax trial, and denture insertion was done. Overdentures are a good option for severely resorbed edentulous jaws. For the edentulous mandibular arch, implant-supported overdentures are the preferred course of treatment due to their prosthesis survival rate (>97%) and low prosthetic complications. |
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| ISSN: | 2249-4987 2394-2541 |