OVERDENTURES QUICK NOTES

TOPIC: OVERDENTURES

🎯 KEY POINTS:

🔹Overdenture primarily preserves bone, preserves proprioception and enhances patient’s manipulative skills.

🔹Application of low concentration stannous fluoride or 0.5% APF gel is recommended on abutment teeth to reduce caries rate.

🔹Overdenture is also called biologic denture, telescopic denture, onlay denture, hybrid denture, root-supported denture and superimposed denture.