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Volume 2 Issue 3 (July-September, 2014)

Case Reports

PROSTHETIC MANAGEMENT OF EDENTULOUS MANDIBLE USING ENDOSSEOUS IMPLANTS BY OVERDENTURES AND HYBRID DENTURES: TWO CASE REPORTS
Tanu Mahajan, Rajashekar Sangur, Ravi Yadav, Mahinder Singh Chauhan

The totally edentulous patient has several options for implant treatment including fixed and removable solutions. The mastication, phonation and esthetics: The trident factors are very important and should be given due consideration when any dental procedure is initiated to achieve the successful outcome of treatment. The choice of a suitable prosthesis for a specific case is determined to a great extent by the underlying residual bone as well as the mucosa. Recent scientific studies carried out over the past decade have determined that the benefits of a mandibular two implant over denture are sufficient to propose the two implant over denture - rather than conventional denture - as the first treatment option. This in the prosthodontics literature has led to shift in therapeutic philosophy regarding restoration of the edentulous patient. This article presents rehabilitation of a complete edentulous mandibular arch with an implant retained mandibular over denture and hybrid denture - two case reports.

 
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