Using Implant as an Abutment for a Removable Partial Denture?
Last Updated: Jun 15, 2009
Anon. asks:
Is there any way that I can use an implant as an abutment for a removable partial denture? Is there some protocol for using a particular attachment system like ERA or Locator to use the implant for retention of the removable partial denture? I understand that the implant does not have a PDL and has no mobility. Could I use multiple implants for abutments and use cross-arch stabilization? I have not been able to find any articles in the literature about this other than to use the implant as a distal vertical stop for a Kennedy Class I or II removable partial denture. What would be the long term result of using an implant and stress breaking attachment as an abutment?
4 Comments on Using Implant as an Abutment for a Removable Partial Denture?
ernesto manuell
06/16/2009
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06/16/2009
AL
06/25/2009
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