Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: October | Volume: 10 | Issue: 10 | Pages: 62-72
Comparing Effects of Two Types of Attachments on Mandibular Overdenture Abutments Crestal Bone Height
Tamer Omar Ibrahim1, Ehab Mamdouh Abuelroos2, Haitham Awad Elsisi3, Hanan Mohamed Reda Shokier4
1,2Professor, 3Assistant Professor,
Removable Prosthodontic Division, Faculty of Dentistry, Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia.
4Professor/ Oral Surgery Division, Faculty of Dentistry, Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia.
Corresponding Author: Tamer Omar Ibrahim
ABSTRACT
Comparing the effect of two different types of attachments on mandibular overdenture abutments crestal bone height were studied and compared in twenty completely edentulous patients retaining their two remaining mandibular canines. Patients were randomly divided into two groups. Group I received magnetic attachment mandibular overdenture. Group II received ball and socket attachments mandibular overdenture, both groups, the mandibular overdentures opposed by conventional maxillary complete dentures. The results of this study showed no significant effect on bone height in both groups. Based on the results of the present study, it may be concluded that the use of magnet attachments may be valuable to solve a situation pushing the dentist to override the benefits of its use to prevent the dangerous effects of its horizontal stresses that may be transmitted to the overdenture abutments.
Key words: Attachment, Mandibular Overdenture, Crestal Bone Height