Overdentures on Implants for Better Quality of Life Among the Fully Edentulous Patients - Case Reports.

Abstract

Global aging population has brought several challenges for their medical systems and total edentulism is one of them. The fabrication of removable acrylic dentures seems to be a simple and cheap treatment solution, but a majority of patients is not satisfied with their functional instability, causing limited diets, mouth soreness, speech and psycho-social problems etc. The results in many studies indicate an impact of oral conditions associated with the full denture wearing on oral-health related quality of life, especially in lower jaw. The reason for improper denture retention could be alveolar ridge bone resorption and numerous studies about this problem are plausible. Bone resorption in lower jaw may turn the alveolar ridge into a flabby soft tissue which is unable to sustain proper denture retention. The implant-retained prosthesis is an alternative treatment option in these situations. Implants will provide retention, stability, function and aesthetics and they are not so expensive solution. The aim of this article is to show solving of retention problems of a lower denture in two different clinical cases using implants and without any special technology.

• Authors: Julijana Nikolovska, Dragan Petrovski, Nikola Petricevic, Biljana Kapusevska, Vesna Korunoska-Stevkovska
• Journal: Prilozi (Makedonska akademija na naukite i umetnostite. Oddelenie za medicinski nauki) (Pril (Makedon Akad Nauk Umet Odd Med Nauki)) Vol. 36 Issue 2 Pg. 225-34 ( 2015) ISSN: 1857-9345 [Print] North Macedonia
• PMID: 27442389 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Dental Implants

Topics

• Aged
• Dental Implants
• Dental Prosthesis Design
• Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported
• Denture Retention
• Denture, Complete, Lower
• Denture, Overlay
• Female
• Humans
• Middle Aged
• Mouth, Edentulous (diagnosis, surgery)
• Patient Satisfaction
• Quality of Life
• Treatment Outcome