Abstract :
Statement of Problem: Complete denture rehabilitation can restore a patient's appearance and perceived social role, but many edentulous patient experience problems with their dentures, especially lack of stability and retention, together with a decrease of chewing ability and continued alveolar bone loss.
Aim: This article presents a case report where rehabilitation of mandibular resorbed ridge was doneusing 2 implant supportedmandibular overdenturewith ball attachment.
Materials and Methods: A 68years old female reportedwith achief complaint of old loosened and unstable mandibular denture. The patient also complaint of severe gagging and discomfort in previous maxillary denture. The patient was advised to have implant supported overdenture for mandibular ridge and metal palatemaxillary complete denture.
Results: The patient was satisfied with the prosthesis in terms of retention, stability, function and esthetics. The patient's complaint of gagging was taken care of by metal denture andthe retention and stability in lower ridge was enhanced by implant supporte doverdenture.
Conclusion: Edentulous patient may experience a wide range of denture problems, including functional complaints related to the mandibular denture. Implant overdenture treatment (IOT) is generally considered to be. effective treatment modality in these cases.
Keyword :
Edentulism, Implant supported overdenture, Rehabilitation, Resorbedridge.