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Mandibular implant overdenture treatment: Consensus and controversy
Author(s) -
Burns David R.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of prosthodontics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.902
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1532-849X
pISSN - 1059-941X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-849x.2000.00037.x
Subject(s) - treatment modality , dentistry , implant , orthodontics , medicine , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , modality (human–computer interaction) , consensus conference , computer science , surgery , botany , biology , genus , human–computer interaction
A literature review of implant overdenture treatment for the edentulous mandible is presented. The report focuses on the knowledge base for this treatment modality, in an effort to distinguish between areas that are well characterized and enjoy a higher level of consensus among practitioners as compared with those that are more controversial and not clearly understood.