Optimal number of implants for mandibular overdentures

Edentulous patients can now choose dental implants to retain and/or support their removable prostheses. As a result, many of the functional deficiencies that are seen with conventional dentures have been addressed. The dental community is still lacking guidelines to indicate the optimal number of implants to use to retain or support mandibular implant overdentures (MIODs), with great variation reported in the literature. Most recently, the evidence appears to support the use of single-implant ODs, but a systematic review of the literature was undertaken to assess the impact of single versus 2-implant-retained prostheses on marginal bone loss (MBL) and implant failure rates.

Source: Dental Abstracts - May 1, 2018 Category: Dentistry Tags: Inquiry Source Type: research