Narrow Diameter Implants: A Minimally Invasive Solution for Overdenture Treatment
Author(s): Paresh B. Patel, DDS
Target Audience: Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists, Dentists
The use of implants in the edentulous arch has changed the way in which patients can be treated. Standard diameter implants have been utilized successfully for more than twenty years for overdenture patients, and more recently narrow-diameter implants have been utilized. Both standard and narrow-diameter implants have demonstrated high success and survival rates and are associated with improvements in function and patient comfort. Narrow-diameter implants offer the opportunity to provide implant-retained overdentures, without additional surgery, to patients who would otherwise require surgical procedures to augment bone prior to implant placement.
Educational Objectives
The overall goal of this article is to provide the reader with information on the treatment of edentulous patients with overdentures retained utilizing narrow-diameter implants and attachments. After reading this article, the reader will be able to:
1. List and describe considerations in overdenture treatment utilizing implants
2. Describe the concept behind myostatic denture design and how this can be achieved
3. Review the treatment planning for narrow-diameter implants
4. Review and describe the use of attachments with low vertical height
Abstract
The use of implants in the edentulous arch has changed the way in which patients can be treated. Standard diameter implants have been utilized successfully for more than twenty years for overdenture patients, and more recently narrow-diameter implants have been utilized. Both standard and narrow-diameter implants have demonstrated high success and survival rates and are associated with improvements in function and patient comfort. Narrow-diameter implants offer the opportunity to provide implant-retained overdentures, without additional surgery, to patients who would otherwise require surgical procedures to augment bone prior to implant placement.
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