Paez Carmen Yamily, Barco Thomas, Roushdy Sally, Andres Carl
School of Dentistry, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Ind 46033, USA.
J Prosthet Dent. 2003 Apr;89(4):341-3. doi: 10.1067/mpr.2003.57.
When an edentulous mandible is restored with 4 or more implants connected by a metal bar and retained with screws, mandibular flexure may cause screw loosening and unnecessary stresses and strains on the prosthesis and implants. Separating the prosthesis at the midline can relieve these stresses and strains. This article describes the separation of a hybrid mandibular denture at the midline.
