Locator Attachments

David, a dentist, asks:

What is the current thinking about using Locator attachments for mandibular overdentures?

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November 20, 2006 in Dental Implant Attachments, Overdentures | Permalink

Understanding Implant-Abutment Attachments

A patient asks us:
Can someone please give me a basic explanation of the various types of dental implant-abutment attachments?

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October 17, 2006 in Abutments, Dental Implant Attachments | Permalink | Comments (4)

Locator Attachments

Dr. R. asks:

I am retrofitting 4 Locator attachments to a mandibular full denture to convert it into an overdenture. The problem I have is that the mandibular denture has a relatively narrow Bucco-Lingual width around the mandibular anterior area – right where I want to retrofit the attachments.

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October 9, 2006 in Dental Implant Attachments | Permalink | Comments (2)

Dental Implant Overdenture

Everyone understands how wonderful a treatment for our denture patients implants are.
What is the feeling about connecting 2 implants with a bar or having them independent with an attachment, ball, ERA, or Zeiss Locator?

September 2, 2004 in Dental Implant Attachments, Overdentures, Restoration of Dental Implants | Permalink | Comments (22)