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Combining conventional and digital technologies in immediate mandibular implant overdenture fabrication: A dental
Savvas N Kamalakidis1, Athanasios Stratos2, Athina Niakou3
1Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece; and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Mass.
Abstract:
Immediate complete dentures provide patients with improved esthetics and reasonable function following dental extractions. Denture base reinforcement in implant overdentures helps distribute occlusal stress and reduces the risk of denture fracture. This technique describes the fabrication of a digitally designed and subtractively manufactured denture base, a conventional compression-molded denture base for an immediate implant overdenture, and polyetheretherketone frameworks step-by-step. The integration of techniques facilitated a predictable transition to a mandibular implant overdenture for a patient with terminal dentition.
