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Two Implants in a Severely Resorbed Mandible: A Case Report of Early Loading
Carmen López Carriches*Department of Oral Surgery, School of Dentistry, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
- *Corresponding Author:
- Carmen López Carriches
C Rey Francisco, 11-Bajo Izda
28008 Madrid, Spain
Tel: 91 394 1964
E-mail: maclopez@pdi.ucm.es
Received Date: December 29, 2016; Accepted Date: January 18, 2017; Published Date: January 25, 2017
Citation: Carriches CL (2017) Two Implants in a Severely Resorbed Mandible: A Case Report of Early Loading. J Interdiscipl Med Dent Sci 5: 207. doi:10.4172/2376-032X.1000207
Copyright: © 2017 Carriches CL. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Bone resorption often prevents elderly patients from wearing complete mandibular over dentures. This has a negative impact on the quality of life of patients, since it affects their speech, chewing ability and social relationships. Implant-supported over dentures have been proven to be superior to conventional dentures, both in terms of retention and stability. We report the case of an 82 year-old woman with a severely resorbed mandible that was rehabilitated with a 2-implant supported mandibular over denture. According to the reviewed literature, 2-implant over dentures is the preferred treatment for elderly patients with bone resorption due to its simplicity and reliability in the long-term.
