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Fabrication of a Fractured Mandibular Bar‐Retained Implant Overdenture Without Implant‐Level Impression Making: A Clinical Report
Author(s) -
Uludag Bulent
Publication year - 2012
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.2012.00901.x
Subject(s) - dentures , impression , bar (unit) , dentistry , implant , acrylic resin , orthodontics , materials science , medicine , composite material , computer science , geology , surgery , world wide web , coating , oceanography
The most frequent mechanical complications of bar‐retained implant overdentures (IODs) are fracture of the dentures, loosening of the bar screws, and the need to reactivate the retentive clips. When a bar‐retained IOD with an acrylic resin base fractures, the existing bar attachment should be removed to fabricate a new overdenture. So far, no method has been previously described for remaking a fractured mandibular bar‐retained IOD without removing the existing bar attachment. This article describes fabrication of a fractured mandibular bar‐retained IOD with distally placed ball attachments using attachment transfer analogs. The described technique allows the patient to use the existing overdenture temporarily until the new overdenture is delivered.