Rehabilitation of the edentulous mandible with implant-supported overdenture using ball attachments and healing abutments: A case report

For many years, osseointegrated implant-supported overdentures have been used in the rehabilitation of the edentulous lower jaw with excellent results. In this report, additional implants with healing abutments were applied posterior to mental foramen on each side was used to achieve additional supp...

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Main Author: Jun-Beom Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2009-10-01
Series:Saudi Dental Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1013905209000285
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description For many years, osseointegrated implant-supported overdentures have been used in the rehabilitation of the edentulous lower jaw with excellent results. In this report, additional implants with healing abutments were applied posterior to mental foramen on each side was used to achieve additional support to the overdenture. Keywords: Implant overdenture, Edentulous mandible, Ball attachment, Healing abutment
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spelling doaj-art-e8d3d0f2b6e44d7ca1e1832f1614248e2025-08-20T03:24:38ZengSpringerSaudi Dental Journal1013-90522009-10-0121313914210.1016/j.sdentj.2009.10.006Rehabilitation of the edentulous mandible with implant-supported overdenture using ball attachments and healing abutments: A case reportJun-Beom Park0Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, 1664 McIntyre Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USAFor many years, osseointegrated implant-supported overdentures have been used in the rehabilitation of the edentulous lower jaw with excellent results. In this report, additional implants with healing abutments were applied posterior to mental foramen on each side was used to achieve additional support to the overdenture. Keywords: Implant overdenture, Edentulous mandible, Ball attachment, Healing abutmenthttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1013905209000285
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Rehabilitation of the edentulous mandible with implant-supported overdenture using ball attachments and healing abutments: A case report
Saudi Dental Journal
title Rehabilitation of the edentulous mandible with implant-supported overdenture using ball attachments and healing abutments: A case report
title_full Rehabilitation of the edentulous mandible with implant-supported overdenture using ball attachments and healing abutments: A case report
title_fullStr Rehabilitation of the edentulous mandible with implant-supported overdenture using ball attachments and healing abutments: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Rehabilitation of the edentulous mandible with implant-supported overdenture using ball attachments and healing abutments: A case report
title_short Rehabilitation of the edentulous mandible with implant-supported overdenture using ball attachments and healing abutments: A case report
title_sort rehabilitation of the edentulous mandible with implant supported overdenture using ball attachments and healing abutments a case report
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1013905209000285
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