title: Use of dental implants to improve unfavorable removable partial denture design.
abstract: This study aimed to determine whether the use of a limited number of dental implants, with no rigid connection between implants and teeth and as few as possible prosthetic element requirements, is a viable solution for improving unfavorable removable partial dentures (RPD) design. Fifteen partially edentulous patients with an unfavorable number and distribution of abutment teeth were treated, each with a limited number of implants, from 1997 to 2004, resulting in an improved RPD design. Implant survival rate was 100%, and prosthetic complications were minor. All patients reported great satisfaction with the partial dentures and good chewing efficiency. The results indicate that the use of dental implants to improve unfavorable RPD design is a viable and cost-effective treatment modality.
authors.affiliation: Oral Implant Center, Hadassa School of Dental Medicine, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: Eitan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mijiritsky
authors.forename: Zeev
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ormianer
authors.forename: Avigdor
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Klinger
authors.forename: Ofer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Mardinger
mesh_terms: D000044:Dental Abutments; D015921:Dental Implants; D003779:Denture Design; D003781:Denture Retention; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008409:Mastication / Q000502:physiology; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants