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Provides an overview on a variety of implant retention systems.
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Informs the reader on the factors that may guide the decision-making process of selecting an implant retention system.
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Highlights the literature assessing patient satisfaction and prosthodontic maintenance with a variety of implant retention systems.
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Implant retained overdentures are being increasingly utilised in both general and specialist practice to rehabilitate patients with missing teeth, particularly those that are edentate. This article aims to inform the reader of a variety of retention systems that are available to retain an implant overdenture and to understand how these systems work, their advantages and disadvantages and to outline some of the clinical and treatment planning considerations involved in selecting the most appropriate retention system for patients.
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Laverty, D., Green, D., Marrison, D. et al. Implant retention systems for implant-retained overdentures. Br Dent J 222, 347–359 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.2017.215
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