title: Overdenture for total rehabilitation in a child with early childhood caries.
abstract: The purpose of this case report was to present a clinical case of overdenture in a 3-year-old patient with early loss of his primary maxillary teeth, which were extracted due to the presence of early childhood caries. The treatment of choice was an overdenture using the Dalla Bona retention  system, and the upper right canine was used as the retainer. The overdenture was placed to help maintain a normal daily diet that was satisfactory for the child and to re-establish masticatory function, speech, and facial aesthetics in the patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. michelebolan@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bolan
authors.forename: Mariane
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cardoso
authors.forename: Giovana
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Galato
authors.forename: Ricardo de Sousa
authors.initials: Rde S
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.forename: Wilson
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Andriani
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male