title: Fabrication of maxillary overdenture supported by custom waxed and cast locator abutments: case report.
abstract: The fabrication of a maxillary overdenture supported and retained by custom waxed and cast locator attachments will be described. These angulated abutments were made necessary by a lack of maxillary bone due to advanced periodontal problems that contributed to the loss of all of the maxillary and mandibular teeth; thus, the maxillary anterior implants were placed in a labially or facially inclined position, which necessitated placement of labially inclined implant bodies. This article describes a method for correcting this angulation to create a more vertical path of placement and to allow the facially inclined implants to be used for an overdenture retentive device.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, New York University College of Dentistry, New York, NY, USA. idz1@nyu.edu
authors.forename: Ira D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Zinner
authors.forename: Patrick E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Reid
authors.forename: Herbert J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Shapiro
authors.forename: Stanley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Markovits
authors.forename: Curtis
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jansen
authors.forename: George P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Argerakis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000601:surgery; D059605:Dental Implant-Abutment Design; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods; D003761:Dental Impression Technique / Q000295:instrumentation; D003767:Dental Occlusion, Balanced; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003819:Denture Bases; D003779:Denture Design; D003781:Denture Retention / Q000295:instrumentation; D003827:Denture, Complete, Upper; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D059546:Sinus Floor Augmentation / Q000379:methods