The edentulous mandible opposing maxillary natural teeth: treatment considerations utilizing implant overdentures.
The restoration of the edentulous mandible opposing all or part of the maxillary natural dentition with implant overdentures is described. There are many situations in which the maxillary teeth opposing an edentulous mandible can and should be retained. Mandibular implant overdentures can be utilized as long as health considerations, morphologic features of the resorbed mandible, and maxillomandibular jaw relationships are satisfactory.
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Department of Prosthodontics, Temple University School of Dentistry, Philadelphia, PA 19140-5007.
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D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss; D015921:Dental Implants; D003767:Dental Occlusion, Balanced; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D003781:Denture Retention; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000628:therapy*; D008334:Mandible; D008437:Maxilla; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D014081:Tooth Extraction
D015921:Dental Implants