Mandibular Overdenture - Two Clinical Concepts

Raluca Juncar, Mihai Juncar

Abstract: Introduction: After the complete loss of teeth multiple changes in the entire body will happen. The literature shows great interest in the dental rehabilitation options for these patients. Material and Method: there have been selected patients with complete edentulism and removable implant overdentures. Thirteen patients were included and reevaluated at 1, 6, 12 months. Changes and incidences were reported. Results: there were caps change for the locator systems and hyperplasia cases in the same system users. Conclusions: Both systems are reliable but the bar system requires less maintenance visits.

Keywords: overdenture, bars, locator system