MANDIBULAR IMPLANT SUPPORTED OVERDENTURE OPPOSING MAXILLARY CONVENTIONAL COMPLETE DENTURE – A CASE REPORT.

Dr. Nag Bhushan Mandal; Dr. Saikat Paul; Dr. Tushar; Dr. Neeta Sinha; Dr. Kumar Saurabh; Dr. Megha Varsha; Dr. Manish Kumar

Volume : VIII, Issue : VI, June - 2019

MANDIBULAR IMPLANT SUPPORTED OVERDENTURE OPPOSING MAXILLARY CONVENTIONAL COMPLETE DENTURE – A CASE REPORT.

Dr. Nag Bhushan Mandal, Dr. Saikat Paul, Dr. Tushar, Dr. Neeta Sinha, Dr. Kumar Saurabh, Dr. Megha Varsha, Dr. Manish Kumar

Abstract :

Edentulous patients often experience problems with their mandibular complete dentures. Patients with resorbed mandibular ridge often complain of lack of stability and retention of the mandibular denture, together with a decreased chewing ability. The placement of implants enhances the support, retention and stability of an overdenture. As a result patients are very willing to accept a treatment plan for a mandibular implant overdenture. In comparison, maxillary implants for overdentures are not used as often and are also more difficult to place and restore. While implant supported fixed prosthesis offers many advantages, they are very expensive and are not indicated in many conditions. Implant supported removable prosthesis can be a treatment of choice in such cases. This case report intends to describe a patient with edentulous upper and lower arch. Since it was a case of a typical edentulous patient looking for a low cost improvement of denture retention, an implant supported overd–enture for the mandibular arch and a conventional complete denture for the maxillary arch was planned. The final restoration was stable well retained and esthetically pleasing.