Edentulism is defined as the complete loss of all dentition, that is, the condition of having no teeth. It often occurs due to diseases, oral cancer or trauma. Otherwise, some individuals transition to being edentulous in their lifetime.
In general, edentulous patients that are left without any teeth for a long time or has been wearing a denture for a long time often have little or no bone, meaning it’s often impossible to place implants – and little treatment methods are available.
However, today's prosthetics are more than just dentures, thanks to the incredible advancements in technology and the resulting materials, design and placement now available to edentulous patients.
Dentures supporting up to six implants provide patients a secure and stable fit, improved comfort and enhanced facial protection. Implants supporting full arch overdentures have a tendency of having a reduced bone loss and resorption during operation. The benefits of implant-supported overdentures extend beyond the physical and are probably most dramatic in terms of positive psychological and sociological effects it can have on edentulous patients. In practice, a number of different CAD/CAM techniques are used in denture reconstruction including overdenture prostheses.
With technology now so advanced in dentistry, systems can be fully digital – from using the patient’s denture scan file to plan the impact, produce the guide, implant placement, and finally seat the screw-retained-type prosthesis.
Typically, this type of assessment would be based on complicated analog impression-taking methods and prosthesis production process. However, new solutions such as the full, digital edentulous, DIOnavi. Full arch, can mitigate difficulties and discrepancies from intraoral scanning, frequently observed in edentulous cases.
"DIOnavi. Full arch was born after many nights of studying and thinking so that final prosthesis can be loaded most accurately, most easily and most quickly. It is the world’s first 100% fully digital edentulous solution and currently a big hit in the US, China, Mexico and even in Europe," says Kim Jin Baek, who took the lead of DIO’s research and development.
A full, digital method not only reduces surgery time but also reduces the number of visits to the clinic for the patient.
If you're needing dental implants for your practice, do not hesitate to get in touch with a member of the Credabl team today or call 1300 27 33 22. Find out more about DIO Implants on the DIO Credabl Partner Hub page.