title: Clinical guidelines and procedures for provision of mandibular overdentures on 4 mini-dental implants.
abstract: This article describes the flapless placement of mini-dental implants (MDI) to retain mandibular overdentures. Clinical inclusion/exclusion criteria and clinical protocols for the flapless placement of MDIs and for retrofitting the overdenture are presented. A minimum bone height of 13 mm and a minimal flap are recommended. After drilling, the 4 implants are placed with a self-tapping process. A minimum of 15 Ncm of resistance upon final insertion indicates that immediate loading can be performed. The metal housings with O-rings are incorporated into the prosthesis using autopolymerizing resin. The technique and protocol for immediately loaded 4-mini-implant mandibular overdentures is minimally invasive and cost effective.
authors: Visiting Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; and Assistant Professor, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors: Manabu
authors: M
authors: Kanazawa
authors: Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, and Associate Member, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors: Jocelyne
authors: J
authors: Feine
authors: Associate Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Electronic address: shahrokh.esfandiari@mcgill.ca.
authors: Shahrokh
authors: S
authors: Esfandiari
mesh_terms: D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods; D015921:Dental Implants; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported / Q000379:methods*; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D006801:Humans; D057893:Immediate Dental Implant Loading / Q000379:methods; D008334:Mandible
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants