Alveolar bone loss in overdentures: a 5-year study

J Prosthet Dent. 1978 Dec;40(6):610-3. doi: 10.1016/0022-3913(78)90054-9.

Abstract

The results of a 5-year clinical study show that patients treated with complete maxillary dentures and mandibular overdentures demonstrate less vertical alveolar bone reduction than patients with complete maxillary and mandibular dentures.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Alveolar Process* / pathology
  • Bone Resorption / etiology*
  • Bone Resorption / pathology
  • Denture, Complete / adverse effects*
  • Denture, Complete, Lower
  • Denture, Complete, Upper
  • Denture, Overlay / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mandible / pathology
  • Maxilla / pathology
  • Middle Aged
  • Proprioception
  • Time Factors
  • Tooth / physiology