![]() Implant prostheses can be classified as fixed or removable and as full-arch or partial-arch, similar to the principles of conventional prosthodontics. The advent of osseointegrated dental implants has offered additional treatment options for completely and partially edentulous patients. Several attempts were made in recent years to find an answer to the question of how many implants should be used to retain/support an overdenture. Various authors have presented data on overdentures supported by 1–8 implants. The utilisation of dental implants, as a means for improving retention, has become a common and effective procedure in the last decades. ![]() Complete dentures wearer usually exhibit problems with their mandibular dentures due to lack of stability and retention as a result of the smaller denture bearing areas which affects the chewing ability.
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