Prosthodontics & Occlusion · single question
Best treatment plan?
Severely atrophied edentulous mandible with poor denture retention.
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Correct answer: C. Implant-retained overdenture on 2 implants
Atrophic edentulous mandible → 2-implant retained overdenture (McGill consensus).
- A. On a severely atrophic ridge a conventional CD has poor stability — the very problem to solve.
- B. More complex/costly; the consensus standard of care is an overdenture, not necessarily fixed.
- C. Correct. The McGill consensus established a 2-implant overdenture as the standard of care for the edentulous mandible.
- D. Mini-implants are an alternative, but the established standard is a 2-implant overdenture.
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