BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to record subjective patient experiences with respect to the surgical placement of dental implants and the functioning of mandibular implant-retained overdentures versus conventional dentures. METHODS Completely edentulous patients (n = 56) unable to wear a conventional mandibular complete denture were each treated with 4 one-stage titanium plasma spra...

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM Implant-retained overdenture can improve the stability of dentures and prevent bone loss. Overdenture-wearing patients need special hygiene care. PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of various denture cleansers on the retention of Dio orange O-rings. METHOD AND MATERIALS In this experimental study, 40 Dio orange O-rings were divided into 4 grou...

The purpose of this research was to evaluate the maximum stress around osseointegrated implants and alveolar ridge, in a mandible with left partial resection through a photoelastic mandibular model. The first group consisted of two implants: traditional model (T), implants placed in the position of both canines; fulcrum model (F), implants placed in the position of left canine CL and right late...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to compare patients' subjective experiences with respect to long-term satisfaction with mandibular implant-retained overdentures versus conventional complete dentures. METHODS Among 85 completely edentulous patients, 60 were treated with four one-stage titanium implants and overdentures retained by a cast bar with extracoronal attachments. These patien...

PURPOSE High survival rates have frequently been reported for immediately loaded implants. The aim of this systematic review was to compare immediately loaded with early and conventional loaded implants for overdenture treatment with regard to their 1-year survival rates. MATERIALS AND METHODS Systematic database (Medline, Embase, CENTRAL) and hand searches were performed to identify prospect...

Purpose To evaluate the current literature and provide clinical recommendations related to number of implants, implant characteristics, loading protocols, survival rates, biologic mechanical complications, patient satisfaction, financial considerations for mandibular implant-supported full-arch prostheses. Materials methods A PubMed/MEDLINE search published between January 1, 1980 February 8, 2...

• The standard of care for the edentulous patient has been the provision of a complete denture, however a large proportion of patients have problems with the retention and stability of the mandibular complete denture • Pre-prosthetic surgery(PPS) has a history of poor prognosis • The McGill Consensus states that the two implant mandibular overdenture should be considered as a first choice stand...

Tooth supported overdenture with ball attachments has a number of advantages in prosthetics, but presents some difficulties as well, which sometimes make impossible the use of these anchoring systems; these difficulties should be well known. In this regard we present a suggestive case. It is the case of a patient, aged 57, who came for treatment, suffering from subtotal maxillary and mandibular...

This systematic review evaluated the influence played by the number of implants on the results of rehabilitation treatment with mandibular overdentures on 2 or 4 implants. The literature search was conducted using PubMed, Embase and Cochrane databases. Specific terms were used in performing a search from January 1980 to January 2013. The search strategy was applied by two reviewers who extracte...