Overdentures and the periodontium.
Several periodontal factors are critical to the prognosis of overdenture abutment teeth. This literature review outlines these factors and discusses the documented effects of long-term overdenture use on periodontal health. The efficacy of a professional periodontal maintenance program, which is coordinated with a home oral hygiene program, is related to the success of overdenture therapy.
Knoernschild
K L
KL
Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912-1250.
Lefebvre
C A
CA
Allen
J D
JD
D000044:Dental Abutments; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D004846:Epithelial Attachment / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010519:Periodontium / Q000502:physiology*; D011379:Prognosis; D014086:Tooth Mobility / Q000503:physiopathology