Initially edentulous patients were treated with maxillary complete dentures and mandibular fixed hybrid prostheses.
Maxillary fixed hybrid denture.
Over the span of many years occlusal surfaces of the denture teeth in the mandibular prostheses exhibited signs of occlusal abrasion and wear sometimes completely abrading the teeth.
But for the dental provider it can also be considered as the final frontier the last definitive opportunity for patients with terminal dentition.
The milled bar is screwed into place and the four to six implant prosthesis the intaglio of the denture is shaped to the bar.
Denture teeth were used in both prostheses.
A hybrid overdenture is a full denture including prosthetic teeth and gum tissue that completely covers the upper maxillary or lower mandibular alveolar ridge and is firmly anchored to the jawbone with dental implants.
An implant supported prosthesis is an implant on top of a milled bar implants that support a hybrid or eight to 10 implants using fixed bridgework.
The maxillary hybrid denture was screwed onto the unique abutments used only for the cresco system and mandibular implant supported restorations ceramco dentsply burlinton nj were cemented the same day figures 3 and and5.
Realage hybrid dentures also called fixed detachable dentures are a way to replace missing teeth and gum tissue with a prosthetic attached to dental implants.
The fixed hybrid has become an efficient and reasonable opportunity for patients to achieve a fresh new start with their dentition.