Tooth Supported Over Denture―A Case Report

Prosthodontic rehabilitation of a patient with few teeth remaining is always challenging for a dentist. Over denture is a complete or partial denture prosthesis supported partly by soft tissues and partly retained by natural teeth and is a viable option when compared with conventional complete denture. The concept of conventional tooth-retained overdentures is a simple and cost effective treatment than the implant overdentures. When few firm teeth are present in compromised dentition, they can be retained and used as abutments for overdenture fabrication. This helps to improve the retention and stability of the final prosthesis significantly. The following case report discusses the use of resilient stud attachments to retain maxillary and mandibular overdentures.