THE EDENTULOUS PREDICAMENT .2. THE LONGITUDINAL EFFECTIVENESS OF IMPLANT-SUPPORTED OVERDENTURES

Authors
ZARB GA SCHMITT A
Citation
Ga. Zarb et A. Schmitt, THE EDENTULOUS PREDICAMENT .2. THE LONGITUDINAL EFFECTIVENESS OF IMPLANT-SUPPORTED OVERDENTURES, The Journal of the American Dental Association, 127(1), 1996, pp. 66-72
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
The Journal of the American Dental Association → ACNP
ISSN journal
00028177
Volume
127
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
66 - 72
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-8177(1996)127:1<66:TEP.TL>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Fifty consecutive completely edentulous patients who were unable to we ar their complete dentures took part in this prospective longitudinal study. After providing initial optimization treatment of patients' exi sting prostheses, prosthodontists conducting the study prescribed osse ointegrated implant-supported removable overdentures for 45 of the 50 patients. The remaining five underwent ongoing attempts at optimizing their complete dentures. This article details the results of treatment for the 50 patients over a period of three to 13 years.