title: Implants for the edentulous patient.
abstract: With the introduction of osseointegration, the use of dental implants to support and retain dental prostheses had become predictable and offers the patient and the dentist an alternative treatment option. This article describes the indications for implant prostheses, the factors to be considered in pretreatment patient evaluation, and the basic techniques in using implant prostheses in the mandible and the maxilla.
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic, Mayo Medical School, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Desjardins
mesh_terms: D016025:Bone Transplantation; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003779:Denture Design; D003781:Denture Retention; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D006801:Humans; D007574:Jaw Relation Record; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D016348:Osseointegration; D010347:Patient Care Planning
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants