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Chatzivasileiou, Konstantinos, Kotsiomiti, Eleni, Emmanouil, Ioannis |
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General Dentistry; Mar/Apr2015, Vol. 63 Issue 2, p21-25, 5p |
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This study reviewed the current literature concerning implant-assisted removable partial dentures (RPDs) in order to present the existing knowledge about performance issues. An electronic search was conducted on the PubMed database for published English-language articles that contained information about implant-assisted RPDs. A review of these articles indicated that the combination of dental implants with RPDs constitutes a cost-efficient prosthetic protocol that can offer solutions to problematic aspects of treatment with removable partial dentures. Well-designed studies are still needed to provide robust evidence on critical issues, such as design guidelines, long-term survival of implants associated with RPDs, and their effect on patients' quality of life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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