Attachments used with implant supported overdenture

Conventional complete denture is the traditional treatment plan for the completely edentulous patient. Unfortunately, this treatment option has several complications, especially for the lower denture. The advance of a dental implant with attachment systems resolves many of these issues, particularly that related to the denture retention and stability. A wide variety of commercially available attachment systems is used to connect implants to overdentures. Most commonly used attachments include stud, bar, magmatic, and telescopic attachments. Each of these types has owned its advantages, disadvantages, and special requirements effi ciently to be used. The selection of attachment system depend on, amount of retention needed, available inter arch space, manual dexterities of the patient, skills of the dentist and fi nally the cost. In this article, authors reviewed the literature concerning the types, designs, and requirements of attachments systems.