A 3-Year Follow-up Study of Overdentures Retained by Mini–Dental Implants

Abstract

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Mini‐implants and narrow diameter implants as mandibular overdenture retainers: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of clinical and radiographic outcomes

“…The selected studies were divided into two groups, one with studies using MI (n = 24) and another using NDI (n = 12). The MI group consists of 1 cross‐sectional clinical study, three retrospective longitudinal clinical studies, 13 prospective longitudinal clinical studies and seven randomised clinical trials . Eight studies used conventional loading, 13 used immediate loading, two studies used both loading types, and one study did not report this information .…”

Mini-Implant- Versus Conventional Implant-Retained Mandibular Overdenture in Completely Edentulous Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

“…Mini implants enable the use of less-complex surgical techniques since the reduced diameter of the implant permits its placement in areas with low bone thickness On the other hand, there is no consensus supporting the use of mini implants to retain overdentures in the literature; some studies on this subject have verified great survival rates for overdentures retained by mini implants (Aparecido et al 2016), (Preoteasa et al 2014), and other studies have testified low survival rates compared with conventional implants (de Souza et al 2015).…”

Denture and Overdenture Complications

“…For example, polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), the material mostly used for manufacturing of dentures or overdentures, through its features (porosity, increased wettability, low mechanical strength, monomer release after curing) facilitates the occurrence of complications such as microbial or contact denture stomatitis, fracture of the dentures, artificial teeth discoloration and wear [23].…”