Paresthesia from an overdenture abutment: report of case.
A case is reported in which paresthesia of the area supplied by the right mental nerve was associated with alveolar ridge resorption and a failing overdenture abutment. After surgical removal of the overdenture abutment, all signs and symptoms of the paresthesia resolved.
D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000473:pathology; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000150:complications; D003481:Cuspid / Q000473:pathology; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003828:Denture, Overlay / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology*; D011312:Pressure