Flap vs. Flapless: a practical guide with indications, recommendations, and techniques for effective planning and surgical placement of narrow diameter overdenture
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Implant overdentures are a popular and clinically significant treatment option to present to patients because of the large improvement achieved with a small surgical and financial investment. Narrow diameter overdenture implants, as a result, have gained in popularity in the recent years due to their unique ability to be placed in compromised mandibular alveolar ridges with minimal cost expenditure as osseous grafting may be avoided. Confusion exists, however, in regards to surgical technique for placing these implants. The decision when to elevate a flap or placing the implants with a closed, flapless procedure remains elusive. This article aims to address principles, advantages, disadvantages, and indications of when each procedure is best utilized.
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