Toothaker Randy, Soultanis Ioannis, Ojha Ajay, Ashcraft-Olmscheid Deborah L, Chang Myung W Brian
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry, Lincoln, NE 68583-0750, USA.
J Prosthodont. 2004 Mar;13(1):47-51. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-849X.2004.04009.x.
The esthetics and function of a tissue borne, implant retained overdenture are two of the most important factors that define a patient's acceptance of the prosthesis. In this clinical report, an existing implant overdenture, which was esthetically acceptable to the patient but which had no incorporated retentive components in the substructure framework, was retrofitted to a newly designed and fabricated implant framework. The added retentive components on the new framework increased the patient's overall masticatory function, reduced the frequency of dental visits, and allowed the patient to retain the original overdenture.
组织支持式、种植体固位覆盖义齿的美学效果和功能是决定患者是否接受该修复体的两个最重要因素。在本临床报告中，对一副现有的种植覆盖义齿进行了改造，该义齿患者在美学上可以接受，但下部结构框架中没有内置固位部件，将其改造成新设计和制作的种植体框架。新框架上增加的固位部件提高了患者的整体咀嚼功能，减少了就诊频率，并使患者能够保留原来的覆盖义齿。
