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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / April 2008Talking of Implants..............
..........Whats the minimum a person can get away with, without the need for bridges, overdentures etc? I had to have all my teeth out recently (all except the back 2 which were "unerupted" so weren't touched by dentist) and am finding it hard to get along with these here dentures, and i dont think i ever will, tbh. So i am looking at getting implants, with abutment(?) teeth inbetween. The cost of a full 30 implants is prohibitive. Is there a maximum "span" of abutments that could be more or less permenently bonded to said implants, so as to keep costs down? T&L > ..........Whats the minimum a person can get away with, without the need for bridges, overdentures etc? > I had to have all my teeth out recently (all except the back 2 which were "unerupted" so weren't touched by dentist) and am [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > T&L I meant to say without the need for *REMOVABLE bridges T&L Depends on the size of jaws, the height of the bone, the width of the jaws, the relationship between the upper and lower jaws, the quality of the bone, etc. Some people can get by with 6-8 implants upper and 6-8 implants lower.  Signature/ Amatus / > ..........Whats the minimum a person can get away with, without the need > for bridges, overdentures etc? [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > T&L > Depends on the size of jaws, the height of the bone, the width of the jaws, > the relationship between the upper and lower jaws, the quality of the bone, > etc. Some people can get by with 6-8 implants upper and 6-8 implants lower. Yes, but we should be clear--the move is to MORE fixtures in some areas rather than less, esp. in type III bone. I have done a 3-unit bridge in the anterior maxilla supported by 2 implant fixtures, but this won't get the workout a molar bridge would get. I think that with 6-8 implants esp. in the upper you are probably talking about premolar occlusion. Do you agree? Steve SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 Yes ! With only 6 implants, I would prefer a bar retained overdenture. Signature/ Amatus / >> Depends on the size of jaws, the height of the bone, the width of the >> jaws, the relationship between the upper and lower jaws, the quality of [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Steve > Yes ! > > With only 6 implants, I would prefer a bar retained overdenture. Me too. Steve SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 Even a horse shoe shaped upper with 6 O-rings can be quite stable and retentive. D >> Yes ! >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Steve yup Signature/ Amatus / > > Even a horse shoe shaped upper with 6 O-rings can be quite [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >> >> Steve > Yes ! > [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > - Show quoted text - I would normally only place 2 implants for mandibular overdentures and a maximum of 4 for the maxilla. Bars are not necessary if the implants are placed parallel. Stud abutments and a variety of O-rings can provide variable levels of retention. Though the O-rings need to be changed periodically, they are a far more economical solution for middle income patients here in Asia. I'm not sure what the standard is in the US. For elderly patients, I find that fewer are often better as these patients may lack the dexterity to insert a complex prosthesis. http://www.luckyplazadental.com New Age Cosmetic Dentists (Singapore) For the patient with some residual ridge remaining, 2-3 Locator Abutments work great. But, for the patient with no vertical ridge left at all, you need more. Signature/ Amatus / On Mar 25, 11:23 pm, "Amatus Cremona" <Nic...@sottovocce.com> wrote: > Yes ! > [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > > - Show quoted text - I would normally only place 2 implants for mandibular overdentures and a maximum of 4 for the maxilla. Bars are not necessary if the implants are placed parallel. Stud abutments and a variety of O-rings can provide variable levels of retention. Though the O-rings need to be changed periodically, they are a far more economical solution for middle income patients here in Asia. I'm not sure what the standard is in the US. For elderly patients, I find that fewer are often better as these patients may lack the dexterity to insert a complex prosthesis. http://www.luckyplazadental.com New Age Cosmetic Dentists (Singapore) In my part of the world, the usual number of implants to retain a denture is zero.... ;-( D > I would normally only place 2 implants for mandibular overdentures and > a maximum of 4 for the maxilla. Bars are not necessary if the implants [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > http://www.luckyplazadental.com > New Age Cosmetic Dentists (Singapore) > In my part of the world, the usual number of implants to retain > a denture is zero.... I imagine that goes for the vast majority of areas of the world, including mine--if people are "lucky" enough to have access to even that. Steve > ;-( > D [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> http://www.luckyplazadental.com >> New Age Cosmetic Dentists (Singapore) SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 >> In my part of the world, the usual number of implants to retain >> a denture is zero.... [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> ;-( >> D Same here. > In my part of the world, the usual number of implants to retain > a denture is zero.... [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Same for the vast majority of my denture cases too, but some patients have low ridge but want better retention, so overdentures are indicated. http://www.luckyplazadental.com New Age Cosmetic Dentists > ..........Whats the minimum a person can get away with, without the need for bridges, overdentures etc? > I had to have all my teeth out recently (all except the back 2 which were "unerupted" so weren't touched by dentist) and am finding [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > T&L I've managed to do full lower arch implant supported fixed bridges with just 6 implants and 6 pontics. What kind of implant you need: metal, or zirconium? All the best, Proka > ..........Whats the minimum a person can get away with, without the need > for bridges, overdentures etc? [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > T&L |
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