Use of Overdenture Implants in the Management of a Failed Long-term Transosteal Implant Prosthesis.

The rehabilitation of failing implant-supported overdentures often can become a complicated endeavor. The task of restoring a case in which the implant(s) is fractured or is old and has been discontinued with no replacement parts available frequently is quite problematic. This article describes the use of the LOCATOR® Overdenture Implant (LODI) to rehabilitate a patient with a mandibular implant-retained overdenture following the failure of her 32-year-old transosteal implant.

Prospective 1-Year Study of Immediately Loaded Implants: 8-Patient Case Series Report.

The goal of this case series report is to demonstrate the predictability of providing immediate restorations with an implant specifically designed to achieve high primary stability, and to report on 12-month survival outcomes. Twenty-nine implants were placed in eight patients with various tooth-replacement needs, from single teeth to partially edentulous spans to fully edentulous mandibles. A new tapered-implant system (The Marc Nevins, Little Implant) was utilized that incorporates a self-tapping thread design with a thread pitch and thread lead to improve primary stability at insertion.