The less than 7-mm edentulous mandible: the implant/overdenture reconstructive option.
The edentulous patient with a severely atrophic mandible (less than 7 mm in height) can be successfully restored with two endosseous implants and a clip-bar overdenture, with minimal morbidity. Two of the three cases reported illustrate the long-term potential of this treatment modality.
Talebzadeh
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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
Smith
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Finzen
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Hems
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000601:surgery*; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003781:Denture Retention / Q000295:instrumentation; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery