title: Metal bases for implant overdentures.
abstract: Reinforcement of implant overdenture bases with chromium alloys offers a number of advantages that offset the initial greater cost. These bases offer increased strength, the ability to detect thermal changes, and the option for use when space is at a minimum. Both acrylic resin and chromium alloy have long (approximately 80 years), successful histories as accepted dental materials. Low-heat (nickel) or high-heat (cobalt) chromium alloys can be used with equal success.
authors.affiliation: School of Dental Medicine, Midwestern University, Glendale, Arizona, USA.
authors.forename: Jack
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Piermatti
authors.forename: Sheldon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Winkler
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D002858:Chromium Alloys / Q000737:chemistry*; D015921:Dental Implants; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003819:Denture Bases; D003779:Denture Design; D003781:Denture Retention / Q000295:instrumentation; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D006801:Humans; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000502:physiology; D013499:Surface Properties; D013697:Thermosensing / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D002858:Chromium Alloys; D015921:Dental Implants; D003764:Dental Materials