Implant
Supported Overdenture for the Atrophic MandiblePublished by the
New York Dental Journals. April 2010.
"A long-term denture wearer
exhibited advanced alveolar bone loss, resulting in an atrophic
mandible. Symphyseal bone height was 10 mm. The inferior alveolar nerve
and mental foramen were close to the crest of the mandible. The
symphyseal region was available for endosteal implant placement. Patient
was an 83-yearold white male who was medically compromised."
"Implant placement and tooth restoration in the maxillary esthetic
zone is challenging. In the case reported here, the treatment site was
tooth # 8, which had been extracted one year previously. Available bone
in three dimensions was evaluated by computerized tomography."
