title: Alveolar bone loss in overdentures: a 5-year study.
abstract: The results of a 5-year clinical study show that patients treated with complete maxillary dentures and mandibular overdentures demonstrate less vertical alveolar bone reduction than patients with complete maxillary and mandibular dentures.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000473:pathology; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003824:Denture, Complete / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003826:Denture, Complete, Lower; D003827:Denture, Complete, Upper; D003828:Denture, Overlay / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology; D008437:Maxilla / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011434:Proprioception; D013997:Time Factors; D014070:Tooth / Q000502:physiology