Open AccessThe Influence of the Attachment Type and Implant Number Supporting Mandibular Overdentures on Stress Distribution
Author(s) -
Selda Arat Bilhan,
Hakan Bilhan,
Ergün Bozdağ,
Emin Sünbüloğlu,
Cengiz Baykaşoğlu,
Ömer Kutay
Publication year - 2013
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/id.0b013e31827774ee
Subject(s) - edentulism , implant , dentistry , orthodontics , biting , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , medicine , surgery , botany , biology , genus , ecology
The main goal of this study was to compare the stress distribution of mandibular overdentures (OVD) with different numbers of supporting implants and single versus splinted attachment types.