A case of an implant-supported overdenture for an edentulous patient with severe alveolar mandibular ridge resorption

Abstract

Patient: The patient was a 71-year-old man. He came to our hospital with the chief complaint of difficulty in mastication due to pain when wearing a denture. The mandibular bilateral molars had significant crest resorption, and the denture was not maintained or stabilized. Since there were many problems with the old denture, we first fabricated a treatment denture and then placed an implant overdenture in the mandible to further improve the function of the denture.

Discussion: Two implants were placed in this patient with significant mandibular crest resorption and an overdenture was placed to control the movement of the denture. This resulted in a more stable denture and improved patient satisfaction.

Conclusion: A case of severe mandibular crest resorption was successfully treated with an implant overdenture.