The use of dental implants in combination with removable partial dentures: a case report

Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry : Official Publication of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry ... [et Al.]
Vassilios ChronopoulosStefanos Kourtis

Abstract

Implant treatment protocols for fully edentulous patients include implant-supported fixed restorations with a minimum of five to six implants or overdentures on two to four implants. However, implant placement in the posterior areas is sometimes not permitted by anatomic and/or financial restraints, or patients' unwillingness to have extensive surgical procedures. The purpose of this case report is to present a treatment option where bilateral distal extension removable partial dentures (RPDs) are used in combination with anterior fixed implant prostheses with semi-precision attachments. The initial treatment plan of a 65-year-old female with failing dentition involved the fabrication of overdentures supported by four implants placed in the interforaminal area in both arches. Because of inadequate space for the retentive elements of the overdenture and the patient's objection to surgical procedures for the placement of additional implants to support a fixed restoration, the treatment plan was modified. Fixed ceramometal cement-retained implant restorations with semi-precision attachments adjacent to the distal abutments were fabricated in the maxilla and the mandible. Bilateral distal extension RPDs were placed in both arches. ...Continue Reading

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