Open AccessTHE EDENTULOUS MANDIBLE OPPOSING MAXILLARY NATURAL TEETH
Author(s) -
Sheldon Winkler,
George E. Monasky
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
implant dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1538-2982
pISSN - 1056-6163
DOI - 10.1097/00008505-199304000-00009
Subject(s) - mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , orthodontics , dentistry , medicine , biology , genus , botany
The restoration of the edentulous mandible opposing all or part of the maxillary natural dentition with implant overdentures is described. There are many situations in which the maxillary teeth opposing an edentulous mandible can and should be retained. Mandibular implant overdentures can be utilized as long as health considerations, morphologic features of the resorbed mandible, and maxillomandibular jaw relationships are satisfactory.