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Histological changes in edentulous oral mucosa under implant-supported overdentures
1Department of Prosthodontics, School of Medicine, University of Turin, Italy.
Journal of Oral Rehabilitation
|October 1, 1996
Abstract:
The microscopic characteristics of the mucosa covering the alveolar ridge that supports a complete denture have long been studied. In this paper, any histological changes in mucosa loaded by a denture before and after a denture has been anchored by implant onto the bone were followed. The results suggest that mechanical loads improve trophism of mucosa, and that fixing a denture to implants leads to a more uniform distribution of loads.