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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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    Volume 12 Issue 5

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