Maxillary complete denture and mandibular All-on-4 implant restoration considering maintenance: a case report
10.14368/jdras.2019.35.1.37
- Author:
So Yeun KIM
1
;
Eun Young KWON
;
Kyoung Hwa JUNG
;
Hye Mi JEON
;
Eun Sook KANG
;
Mi Jung YUN
Author Information
1. Dental Clinic Center, Pusan National University Hosptial, Busan, Republic of Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
all-on-4;
mandibular edentulous patient;
tilted implant
- MeSH:
Absorption;
Bite Force;
Denture, Complete;
Gingiva;
Humans;
Mandible;
Mandibular Nerve;
Mastication;
Maxilla;
Methods
- From:Journal of Dental Rehabilitation and Applied Science
2019;35(1):37-45
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
In the case of edentulous patients, the total amount of occlusal force is dispersed by the keratinized gingiva during mastication, in result, causing lower masticatory and chewing efficiency. In particular, the mandibular area has more side effects such as pain than the maxilla has. It gets worse when the patient has more absorption of alveolar bone, but the implant treatment is often interrupted due to the existence of the inferior alveolar nerve. In this case, a patient treated with the all-on-4 method by placing the implant in the anterior part of mandible and with the conventional complete denture for the maxilla has maintained without complications and was satisfied with the restoration both functionally and esthetically.
