Circumferential bone level and bone remodeling in the posterior mandible of edentulous mandibular overdenture wearers: influence of mandibular bone atrophy in a 3-year cohort study.

Alessandra Julie SchusterAnna Paula da Rosa PossebonAndré Ribeiro SchinestsckOtacílio Luiz Chagas-JúniorFernanda Faot

Published in: Clinical oral investigations (2021)

This study is the first to longitudinally evaluate bone dimensions in atrophic and non-atrophic two-implant MO users by CBCT and revealed that MO is a predictable treatment based on the stabilization of the posterior bone resorption.

Keyphrases

bone mineral density
soft tissue
bone loss
bone regeneration
postmenopausal women
body composition
computed tomography
magnetic resonance
image quality