The less than 7-mm edentulous mandible: the implant/overdenture reconstructive option

Implant Dent. 1999;8(2):194-203.

Abstract

The edentulous patient with a severely atrophic mandible (less than 7 mm in height) can be successfully restored with two endosseous implants and a clip-bar overdenture, with minimal morbidity. Two of the three cases reported illustrate the long-term potential of this treatment modality.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Alveolar Bone Loss / surgery*
  • Dental Implantation, Endosseous
  • Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported*
  • Denture Retention / instrumentation
  • Denture, Overlay*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Jaw, Edentulous / rehabilitation
  • Jaw, Edentulous / surgery*
  • Mandible / pathology
  • Mandible / surgery