Abstract An overdenture is a denture supported partly by soft tissues and retained teeth or implants. Magnetic tooth-retained overdentures are used to increase support, retention, stability but also prevent alveolar ridge resorption. attachments the retention of partial complete dentures regardless path insertion and, in addition, can be for abutment with periodontal disease. This paper discuss...

AIM The aim of this study is to systematically evaluate and compare implant retained fixed restoration versus implant retained over denture. MATERIAL AND METHODS Search was made in 2 databases including PubMed and PubMed Central. Title and abstract were screened to select studies comparing implant retained fixed restorations versus implant retained removable overdentures. Articles which did n...

PURPOSE The purpose of this preliminary in vivo study was to compare force distribution on abutments (tooth or implant) and tissues supporting overdentures with two or four abutments. MATERIALS AND METHODS A convenience sample of five subjects with tooth and/or implant-supported overdentures was enrolled. Recordings were completed on each subject using a force-measuring system mounted on a me...

For centuries dentists have been trying to modify conventional dentures to solve the occurring problem of retention and stability, also masticatory function is quite poor in comparison with that of healthy dentate subjects. Complete-denture wearers need up to 7 times more chewing strokes than subjects with a complete natural dentition to reduce the food to half of the original particle size. Bu...

PURPOSE Maxillary implant overdentures are often designed without palatal coverage to maximize wearer comfort. Although palateless dentures have been reported to be less rigid than conventional dentures, and require reinforcement to prevent complications, there is little documentation about the effects of such reinforcement. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of reinforcement ...

The aim of this study was to determine the influence of age on peri-implant tissues in patients treated with implant-supported overdentures in the mandible. A prospective study was carried out with 2 groups of healthy edentulous patients. The mean age of the younger group (n = 32) was 46 years (range 35 to 50 years); the mean age of the older group (n = 26) was 68 years (range 60 to 80 years). ...

BACKGROUND Different attachment systems for mandibular two-implant overdentures could influence levels of patient satisfaction. Positive consensus of the majority of patients being satisfied does not preclude the possibility of dissatisfaction for some. PURPOSE To evaluate patient satisfaction and dissatisfaction before and after 5 years of wearing mandibular two implant overdentures using di...

. AbstrAct The aim of the present study was to evaluate both ZAAG and OT REVERSE / 3 attachments retaining complete mandibular overdentures supported by two Legacy implants regarding both periimplant bone and residual ridge resorpotion and maintenance complications in patients with limited interarch space during a 2 year followup period. The two implants were placed in the canine region. Mandib...