Chewing ability with a single mandibular implant

An edentulous person's masticatory performance with complete dentures is just a fourth to a seventh of that seen in adults with natural dentitions. As a result, denture wearers may alter their diet to consume softer food with fewer proteins, minerals, and vitamins, which can cause malnutrition or undernutrition. Having a mandibular implant-retained and implant-supported overdenture can improve masticatory performance considerably. Several recent studies have investigated the edentulous mandible's masticatory performance when patients had at least 2 implants supporting a denture.
Source: Dental Abstracts - Category: Dentistry Tags: Inquiry Source Type: research