[Dental implants: a better anchor for dentures]

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 1998 Dec 12;142(50):2713-6.
[Article in Dutch]

Abstract

Loss of teeth results in resorption of the jaws. As a consequence the denture bearing area progressively reduces, eventually causing loss of retention and stability of the conventional denture. In three patients, two women aged 36 and 37 and a man aged 46, suffering from severe problems with their conventional dentures endosteal implants were inserted in the jawbone. After the healing period the dentist fabricated an implant-retained overdenture. The patients were very satisfied with the final result. Endosteal implants are, especially in the mandible, a reliable treatment modality for a stable implant-retained denture in case of patients suffering from retention problems with their conventional dentures.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bone Resorption / rehabilitation
  • Bone Substitutes / therapeutic use
  • Dental Implantation, Endosseous / methods*
  • Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported / methods*
  • Denture Retention / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Jaw, Edentulous / rehabilitation*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Osseointegration

Substances

  • Bone Substitutes