PROSTHODONTIC TREATMENT, PATIENT RESPONSE, AND THE NEED FOR MAINTENANCE OF COMPLETE IMPLANT-SUPPORTED OVERDENTURES - AN APPRAISAL OF 5 YEARS OF PROSPECTIVE-STUDY

Authors
WATSON RM JEMT T CHAI J HARNETT J HEATH MR HUTTON JE JOHNS RB LITHNER B MCKENNA S MCNAMARA DC NAERT I TAYLOR R
Citation
Rm. Watson et al., PROSTHODONTIC TREATMENT, PATIENT RESPONSE, AND THE NEED FOR MAINTENANCE OF COMPLETE IMPLANT-SUPPORTED OVERDENTURES - AN APPRAISAL OF 5 YEARS OF PROSPECTIVE-STUDY, The International journal of prosthodontics, 10(4), 1997, pp. 345-354
Citations number
33
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
The International journal of prosthodontics → ACNP
ISSN journal
08932174
Volume
10
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
345 - 354
Database
ISI
SICI code
0893-2174(1997)10:4<345:PTPRAT>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
The prosthodontic methods and outcomes of treating 127 patients in nin e centres over a period of 5 years is described. The benefits perceive d by patients and the changes induced in the denture-bearing tissues a nd temporomandibular joints are reported. To sustain effective treatme nt outcomes, the levels of maintenance needed by the overdentures are contrasted for restoration of the edentulous mandibles and maxillae.