PATIENT This report describes the case of a 68 year old female patient who presented with the chief complaint of difficulty in chewing and poor aesthetics due to missing teeth. The patient was interested in saving the remaining natural teeth and desired minimal tissue coverage from the prosthesis. After consideration of all the factors involved, it was deemed advisable to resort to a palate fre...

The use of implant supported overdentures is a well-documented and successful clinical concept with excellent long term results. In this article management of completely edentulous patient with greatly resorbed mandibular ridge has been discussed where patient’s existing mandibular complete denture is converted into implant supported overdenture.

This case report presents a completely edentulous patient with severe ridge resorption who was not satisfied with his new mandibular complete denture. Three mini dental implants were placed to retain and improve the stability of his mandibular denture. In addition, a technique was employed to incorporate a metal framework into the existing implant overdenture.

Lack of retention and stability prosthesis coupled with poor masticatory effectiveness is one the most frequent problem faced by edentulous patients. In Present case,using a "Access post over denture system" preferable than using overdentures that are supported teeth in past. A conservative strategy for root preservation was used fabrication access overdenture, which both well-retentive aesthet...

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM The use of soft liners as female receptacles for ball attachments retaining immediately loaded implant overdenture has been recommended to enhance osseointegration and provide a shock absorbing effect. However, which liner and which thickness is still unclear. PURPOSE The purpose of this finite element analysis (FEA) study was to evaluate the effect of a 2- and 4-mm thick...

A record base should be stable and accurately transferable from the cast to the mouth. This article describes a simple and practical method of fabricating a record base for mounting a master cast used to fabricate an implant connecting bar for an implant-retained overdenture.

AIM Evaluation of some morphological oral aspects perceived as decision factors in complete edentulism treatment by mini-implants overdenture. PATIENTS, MATERIAL AND METHODS An observational study was conducted on a sample of 24 patients (average age of 61 years), through clinical and imagistic methods. The variables taken into consideration were: age, gender, alveolar mucosa status, bone off...