title: Implant overdenture and Locator system in edentulous patient with severely resorbed mandible - a case report.
abstract: Clinical studies have revealed that the main objective of implants in the edentulous jaw is to provide support for fixed prostheses or to stabilize complete dentures. Various attachment systems were developed for universal use in partially and completely edentulous patients such as clasps, cone-shape telescope copings, magnets, bar systems, locators. The aim of this case report is to present the Locator attachment that does not use the splinting of implants. Four implants were placed in the foraminal region and the Locator attachment system was used to connect overdentures to mandibular dental implants. The results proved that the Locator attachment system offers the possibility to obtain a higher retention and an improved stability for overdentures in edentulous patients with a severely resorbed mandible and lack of vertical space between the arches.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Dentistry, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania; bogdan.galbinasu@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Camelia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ionescu
authors.forename: Bogdan Mihai
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Gălbinaşu
authors.forename: Horia
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Manolea
authors.forename: Ion
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pătraşcu
mesh_terms: D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D014091:Tooth Resorption / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*