Mandibular implant overdentures have established and predictable benefits over traditional mucosa-borne mandibular dentures and now form part of mainstream dentistry. Maxillary implant overdentures present a number of different challenges.

This selective review highlights the paucity of evidence and inconsistent findings in the maxillary implant overdenture literature.

Please click on the link below for the full paper

Controversies in maxillary implant overdentures by Dudley 2013

Image credit: Glidewell Dental Laboratory