Treatment of the edentulous patient

George Shelby White

doi:10.1016/j.coms.2015.01.005

Treatment of the edentulous patient

Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2015 May;27(2):265-72. doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2015.01.005.

Author

George Shelby White¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Prosthodontics, Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, 630 West 168th Street, PH 7 East 115, New York, NY 10032, USA. Electronic address: gsw3@cumc.columbia.edu.

PMID: 25951960
DOI: 10.1016/j.coms.2015.01.005

Abstract

For decades the edentulous population has been unrecognized in its need to be treated in an effective manner. The debilitating condition affects quality of life. Implants have provided a strategy for developing a standard of care. The McGill consensus statement provided evidence that 2 implants supporting a mandibular overdenture should be the first choice in the treatment of edentulism. Success in implementing this standard of care into an institution's curriculum depends on a close collaboration between the surgeon and the restoring dentist and an understanding of biomechanics and bone biology.

Keywords: Edentulism; Edentulous population; Implants; Overdentures; Quality of life.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Biomechanical Phenomena
Dental Implantation*
Dental Prosthesis*
Humans
Jaw, Edentulous / rehabilitation*
Quality of Life