PROSTHETIC REHABILITATION WITH MANDIBULAR OVERDENTURE AND MAXILLARY COMPLETE DENTURE IN A PATIENT WITH PARTIALLY EDENTULISM IN LOWER ARCH: A CASE REPORT

Most of the cases of tooth loss are associated with trauma, caries, periodontal diseases, congenital defects, and iatrogenic treatment which later progress to complete edentulism. The effects of edentulism include loss of support, poor ridge foundation, low proprioception and patient dissatisfaction due to poor retention of denture. Decreased ridge foundation is severely seen in mandible which causes poor retention of mandibular complete denture. To overcome these drawbacks of poor retentivity, proprioception and decreased ridge foundation two or more teeth can be preserved in the mandibular arch to provide support for an overdenture. An Over denture is a removable partial denture or complete denture that covers and rests on one or more remaining natural teeth, the roots of natural teeth, and or dental implants