The use of processed silicone to retain the implant-supported tissue-borne overdenture.
A technique is described for constructing the implant-retained overdenture with heat-polymerized silicone that is processed around undercuts in a round bar framework connecting the implants. An acrylic resin circular rest contacting the bar ensures that the implants are loaded in occlusion for stress distribution over the fixtures.
Adrian
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Removable Prosthodontic Service, U.S. Army DENTAC, Fort Gordon, Ga.
Krantz
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Ivanhoe
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D001732:Bite Force; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D003779:Denture Design; D003822:Denture Liners; D003834:Denture Precision Attachment; D003781:Denture Retention; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; D006801:Humans; D012399:Rotation; D012826:Silicone Elastomers / Q000737:chemistry; D013314:Stress, Mechanical
D015921:Dental Implants; D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; C020964:MDX 4-4210; D012826:Silicone Elastomers