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Today
implants are used fairly commonly in dentistry.
They have a good success rate, and can sometimes mean the difference
between a patient having teeth, or going without anything.
They can be used to replace individual missing teeth (case 1 & 2), and in situations in which a
standard bridge
would not work,
such as
replacing back teeth where no posterior abutment is available
for a retainer (case3).They are especially good for people who
cannot wear a full
denture because they gag, or because of
severe bone resorption
(case 4 & 5). All the teeth can be either permanently fixed
(case 4 ) or could be used as an over denture (Case 5 )
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