Osseointegrated implants with an intramobile element in the treatment of edentulous jaws.
Edentulous patients have demonstrated impaired masticatory ability with conventional dentures. The masticatory deficiency is due, in part, to the instability of the mandibular denture and the lack of proprioception of conventional dentures. The Interpore IMZ implant offers an intramobile element in the design that may enhance proprioception of screw-retained dentures. The following case reports evaluated the stability and patient response of 10 edentulous patients who received a screw-retained denture with the intramobile element. The results indicated that the IMZ system can be successfully incorporated in this design.
Department of Veterans' Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina.
A F
AF
Shernoff
P P
PP
Edmonds
R D
RD
Ward
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BL
Matthews
D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D003779:Denture Design; D003781:Denture Retention; D003826:Denture, Complete, Lower; D003827:Denture, Complete, Upper; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008297:Male; D016348:Osseointegration; D014025:Titanium
D015921:Dental Implants; D014025:Titanium