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Overdenture with magnetic attachments for a patient with Parkinson's disease: a case report
Article in Korean | WPRIM (Western Pacific) | ID: wpr-152733
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ABSTRACT
It is very hard for edentulous patients to satisfy retention and stability with their complete denture. Especially, for patients with systemic diseases such as Parkinson's disease causing involuntary and limited movements, fabricating complete dentures may be challenging to both dentists and patients due to functional limitations. To overcome this problem, overdentures can be used through conserving retained roots. In this case, a 45-year-old male patient had to extract numerous teeth due to dental caries, and at the time of visit he was taking drugs for diabetes and Parkinson's disease for a period of long time. A complete denture was applied to maxilla, and for mandible, an overdenture on two preserved retained roots was applied where its retention and stability were obtained by magnetic attachments. This case reports that overdenture with retained roots improved overall functional limitations.
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Full text: Available Database: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Parkinson Disease / Tooth / Dental Caries / Dentists / Denture, Complete / Denture, Overlay / Mandible / Maxilla Limits: Humans / Male Language: Korean Journal: Journal of Dental Rehabilitation and Applied Science Year: 2016 Document type: Article
Full text: Available Database: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Parkinson Disease / Tooth / Dental Caries / Dentists / Denture, Complete / Denture, Overlay / Mandible / Maxilla Limits: Humans / Male Language: Korean Journal: Journal of Dental Rehabilitation and Applied Science Year: 2016 Document type: Article
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