Restoration with an Implant-Supported Removable Bridge Applying a Bar Attachment for an Edentulous Mandible

Abstract

Patient: A totally edentulous 57-year-old male wanted new prostheses using dental implants. His chief complaint was an inadaptation to removable complete dentures because of epidermolysis bullosa hereditaria.
Discussion: The restoration with an implant-supported removable bridge using a bar attachment for the edentulous mandible and a metal-base complete denture for the maxilla improved his masticatory function. It is considered that the bar attachment improved the support and the retention of the bridge, thereby greatly reducing the mechanical stress on the compromised oral mucosa.
Conclusion: In a totally edentulous patient with an endermosis, the placement of new prostheses, of which exerted mechanical stress was considered to be within the capacity of oral mucosa, secured a successful clinical outcome.