FIXED PROSTHESIS OF COMPLETE SECONDARY EDENTULOUS MANDIBLE SUPPORTED BY IMPLANTS

The use of shock-absorbing abutments in patients with highly compliant mucosa led to a significantly greater restoration of chewing efficiency and a decrease in atrophy of the tissues of the prosthetic bed. With the disintegration of one distally placed implant, the use of shock-absorbing abutments was accompanied by the restoration of chewing efficiency to similar indicators in patients who were prosthetics on four implants and rigid abutments.