Viabilidade de mini-implantes como alternativa reabilitadora para overdentures

Abstract

Dental implants have been widely used over time as support for overdentures and systematized studies have been carried out to demonstrate the possibility of using mini-implants as rehabilitation alternatives. This modality of treatment is quite recent and a growing interest in this therapy can be seen in the literature, because it is better suited to the different morphological conditions found in total edentulous individuals. The objective of this work is to present a literature review on overdentures supported by mini-implants and to evaluate the quality of these as a form of treatment for total dental absences. For the identification of the articles, three databases were searched: PubMed, Capes periodics and Google Scholar, with the following descriptors: Mini-implants, dental implants, standard implant, conventional implant, mini-implant retained overdentures, osseointegration and in Portuguese - dental implants, mini-dental implants as support overdentures, osseointegration. The temporary cut-out covered the period from 1988 to 2018. After the evaluation of the articles it was possible to conclude that the mini-dental implants get loaded immediately or not, without need of a surgical procedure, promotes good retention and stability, quality and chewing efficiency, bone-implant osseointegration, longevity in function, aesthetics, phonetics. Therefore, mini-dental implants are viable alternatives to support overdentures.