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| Clinical effect evaluation of ITI implant-retained edentulous overdenture with ball-cap attachments |
| XIE Bangjie1,LIU Chenglong1,CAI Liuyi1,LU Xuewen1,GUO Hongmei2 |
| 1.Department of Stomatology,Henan Provincial Corps Hospital of Armed Police Forces, Zhengzhou,450052,China;2.Department of Stomatology,General Hospital of Chinese People’s Armed Police Forces,Beijing 100039,China |
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Abstract Objective To study the clinical effect of implant-retained edentulous overdenture with ball-cap attachment. Methods Twenty-two edentulous overdentures each with 4 implants were retained with 4 ball-cap attachments. The effect of overdenture was followed up for about 4 years with X-rays and patients’ feeling. Results The percent rate of successful implants was 99% in total 88 implants.The distinct retention effect was seen in 19 cases (86%, P＜0.001) and the effect of osseointergration in 12 cases(54%, P=0.001),the satisfaction, the appearance and the effect of voice of patients were about 1 or 2 cases (10%). Conclusion The clinical effects of overdentures retained with ball-cap attachment are good，reliable method especially for old patients with edentulous jaws.
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Received: 20 September 2012
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