Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research
TOOTH SUPPORTED OVERDENTURE- A CASE REPORT
Dr. Asha Rathod Dr. Mishal De Souza Dr. Rasha Ansari Dr. Anoushka Banerjee Dr. Yash Gujar Dr. Simran Khan
JCDR. 2021: 2969-2978
Abstract
In the present times, partial or complete edentulism has become a fairly common occurrence among the elderly population. Tooth loss ultimately leads to bone loss in these patients, in part, also caused due to disuse. This process can be fended off by salvaging the remaining natural teeth of the patient as abutments and constructing a prosthesis over them. The concept behind a tooth supported overdenture in patients having a few firm teeth, is to increase retention, stability and support of the prosthesis
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