title: [A survey of implant-retained superstructure types in the edentulous mandible in The Netherlands].
abstract: Treatment of mandibular edentulousness with endosseous permucosal implants has evolved to a common treatment option during the last decades. In The Netherlands, the relative cheap prosthetic treatment of implant-supported overdentures is considered a qualitatively adequate treatment. The aim of the study described in this article was to survey the treatment of edentulous mandibles by fixed implant-supported prostheses and implant-supported overdentures, and to register the different mesostructures used. All clinics of special dental care and all larger clinics for implant dentistry in The Netherlands received a questionnaire. The data provided showed that more than 90% of patients treated with implants because of mandibular edentulousness, were provided with an overdenture. In 85% of cases a bar-clip mesostructure was used. Cost control was the most important reason to choose an overdenture above a fixed implant-supported prosthesis.
authors.affiliation: Afdeling Mondziekten, Kaakchirurgie en Bijzondere Tandheelkunde van het Erasmus Medisch Centrum te Rotterdam. c.debaat@erasmusmc.nl
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: de Baat
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Cune
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Carlsson
mesh_terms: D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported / Q000379:methods*; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008334:Mandible; D009426:Netherlands; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires