Bar Attachement Retained Mandibular Complete Denture: A Case Report

Afafe Taouili,Samira Bellemkhannate,Yasmina Cheikh

doi:10.15342/ijms.7.235

Abstract

The mandibular complete denture is a challenge for the dentist. Unfavorable anatomical and physiological conditions such low bearing surface and a significant bone resorption, often compromise the prosthetic retention.The exploitation of root stumps is a reliable alternative that leads to a better prosthetic integration by increasing the retention, if the total prosthesis is connected to these root stumps via axial ball or bar attachments.In addition, this prosthetic alternative considerably improves the patient's comfort and masticatory coefficient and favors the preservation of the bone capital, provided that the requirements of root preservation as well as clinical and laboratory techniques are respected.We would like to illustrate this by presenting a clinical case in which we used the connecting bar in the mandibular arch.

Highlights

Retention and instability problems are the main complaint in mandibular complete prosthesis
The PACSR on an connecting bar is a prosthesis with additional retention, often considered in cases of subtotal mandibular edentulous
(3) The connecting bar has good mechanical strength, better retention than axial attachments, and improved masticatory function due to the additional stability that the bar provides to the prosthesis

Summary

CASE REPORT

B Professor, Department of Removable Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco. The exploitation of root stumps is a reliable alternative that leads to a better prosthetic integration by increasing the retention, if the total prosthesis is connected to these root stumps via axial ball or bar attachments. This prosthetic alternative considerably improves the patient's comfort and masticatory coefficient and favors the preservation of the bone capital, provided that the requirements of root preservation as well as clinical and laboratory techniques are respected.

INTRODUCTION

Findings

Bar Attachement Retained Mandibular Complete Denture