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Histological changes in edentulous oral mucosa under implant‐supported overdentures
Author(s) -
PRETI G.,
BASSI F.,
BARBERO P.,
LORENZETTI M.,
VALENTE G.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of oral rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.991
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2842
pISSN - 0305-182X
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2842.1996.d01-182.x
Subject(s) - alveolar mucosa , alveolar ridge , oral mucosa , dentistry , implant , ridge , mouth mucosa , medicine , dental alveolus , orthodontics , anatomy , pathology , surgery , biology , paleontology
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.