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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-11-5
pubmed:abstractText
Thirty seven people were provided with mandibular overdentures stabilized by Astra Tech implants. Thirteen people were provided with ball attachments, 12 with magnet attachments and 12 with bar attachments. The patients were followed for 3 years and detailed records were kept of the extent of maintenance required after placement of the dentures. The bar attachment mechanism required 9 episodes of maintenance, compared to 38 for the ball attachment mechanism and 23 for the magnet attachment mechanism. There was no difference between the three groups for the amount of maintenance required by the overdentures. The design of the ball attachment changed during the study from a two piece to a one piece abutment. It is likely that had this "all in one" attachment been available from the beginning of the study, the amount of maintenance required by the ball attachment mechanism would have been considerably less.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0965-7452
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
131-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11692994-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:11692994-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11692994-Corrosion, pubmed-meshheading:11692994-Dental Abutments, pubmed-meshheading:11692994-Dental Implants, pubmed-meshheading:11692994-Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported, pubmed-meshheading:11692994-Dental Prosthesis Design, pubmed-meshheading:11692994-Dental Restoration Failure, pubmed-meshheading:11692994-Denture, Complete, Lower, pubmed-meshheading:11692994-Denture, Overlay, pubmed-meshheading:11692994-Denture Retention, pubmed-meshheading:11692994-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11692994-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:11692994-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11692994-Magnetics, pubmed-meshheading:11692994-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11692994-Mandible, pubmed-meshheading:11692994-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11692994-Prospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:11692994-Statistics, Nonparametric, pubmed-meshheading:11692994-Statistics as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:11692994-Surface Properties, pubmed-meshheading:11692994-Titanium
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
The maintenance requirements of mandibular overdentures stabilized by Astra Tech implants using three different attachment mechanisms--balls, magnets, and bars; 3-year results.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, GKT Dental Institute, Denmark Hill Campus, Caldecot Road, London SE5 9RW.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't