Open AccessProsthodontic management in residual ridge resorption
Author(s) -
Dhananjay Vasudeva
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of health sciences (ijhs) (en línea)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2550-6978
pISSN - 2550-696X
DOI - 10.53730/ijhs.v5ns2.5633
Subject(s) - etiology , resorption , medicine , dentistry , ridge , pathological , orthodontics , pathology , biology , paleontology
Bone resorption is a chronic, progressive disease and irreversible process that occurs in all patients and can be classified into six different types. There are some of pathological and etiological factors that may cause resorbed ridge such as anatomical, prosthodontics, metabolic and systemic factors. The present article, were reviewed the literature concerning on possible mechanism, diagnosis, etiological factors and how to manage and prevent of resorbed ridge for edentulous patients.