1. [A survey of implant-retained superstructure types in the edentulous mandible in The Netherlands].
- Author
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de Baat C, Cune MS, and Carlsson GE
- Subjects
- Dental Prosthesis Retention, Denture, Overlay, Humans, Mandible, Netherlands, Surveys and Questionnaires, Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported methods, Jaw, Edentulous rehabilitation
- Abstract
Treatment of mandibular edentulousness with endosseous permucosal implants has evolved to a common treatment option during the last decades. In The Netherlands, the relative cheap prosthetic treatment of implant-supported overdentures is considered a qualitatively adequate treatment. The aim of the study described in this article was to survey the treatment of edentulous mandibles by fixed implant-supported prostheses and implant-supported overdentures, and to register the different mesostructures used. All clinics of special dental care and all larger clinics for implant dentistry in The Netherlands received a questionnaire. The data provided showed that more than 90% of patients treated with implants because of mandibular edentulousness, were provided with an overdenture. In 85% of cases a bar-clip mesostructure was used. Cost control was the most important reason to choose an overdenture above a fixed implant-supported prosthesis.
- Published
- 2005