When Are Overdentures the Right Treatment? by Timothy F. Kosinski, DDS, MAGD Private Practitioner — Bingham Farms, Michigan
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hen a patient visits your office with terminal dentition or an unstable, poorly fitting denture, dental implants are typically the best long-term solution. Providing superior function, prosthetic stability and quality of life, dental implant treatment offers a vast improvement over traditional complete dentures.1–3 Depending on the patient’s health, anatomy and financial circumstances, a fixed full-arch implant restoration is ideal for some patients, while a removable implant overdenture is well suited for others. Here, I will explore the implant overdenture, common situations in which it is prescribed and a case report that illustrates a simplified restorative workflow.
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