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Abstract

Modification of Divergent Abutments to Achieve Optimal Overdenture Retention

Ahmad Maalhagh-Fard and Steven H Bernier

A completely edentulous patient presented with a chief complaint of a nonretentive mandibular implant-supported overdenture. The implants placed in areas #’s 22 and 27 exhibited excessive divergence from a frontal view. A method is described to resolve the patient’s chief complaint using prefabricated abutments and laser welding to correctly reorient LocatorTM attachments providing improved retention and patient satisfaction.