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Volume 10 , Issue 1
January/February 1995
Pages 79-87

The Effects of Prefabricated Bar Design on the Success of Overdentures Stabilized by Implants

Paul S. Wright, PhD, BDS, FDSRCS (Eng)/Roger M. Watson, MDS, BDS, FDSRCS (Eng)/ M. Robin Heath, PhD, BDS, FDSRCS (Eng)

PMID: 7615321

Two groups of patients were provided with implant-stabilized mandibular overdentures supported by straight ovoid prefabricated bars with a resilient joint or parallel-sided bars with a rigid joint. Measurements of plaque index, mucosal cuff health and height, marginal bone height, pathology of the denture-bearing mucosa, and patient satisfaction were correlated with the different bar designs. Ovoid bars with a resilient joint between the denture and the bar have been shown to give a slightly increased incidence of problems associated with the denture-bearing mucosa. Furthermore, the only significant mean increase in recession of the mucosal cuff was found on the distal surfaces of the distal abutments in this group of patients. (INT J ORAL MAXILLOFAC IMPLANTS 1995;10:79–87)

Key words: Brånemark implants, overdentures

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