@article{652170d0ec0b11dfb6d2000ea68e967b,
title = "ITI implants with overdentures: a prevention of bone loss in edentulous mandibles?",
abstract = "Changes in the bone mineral content (BMC) of edentulous mandibles with osseointegrated ITI implants supporting overdentures were measured in vivo by dual-photon absorptiometry. The BMC measurements were performed 3 weeks postoperatively and at the 2-year follow-up visit. Measurements were made in the ITI site (anteriorly), the premolar region just behind the fixtures, and the standard site of the mandible for obtaining reference values of the age-related MBC loss. The increased function of the mandible after this treatment seems to cause a load-related bone formation that minimizes, or in some cases may counteract, the physiologic age-related BMC loss leading to osteoporosis.",
author = "{von Wowern}, N and F Harder and E Hj{\o}rting-Hansen and K Gotfredsen",
note = "Keywords: Absorptiometry, Photon; Aged; Alveolar Bone Loss; Dental Implants; Denture, Complete, Lower; Denture, Overlay; Female; Humans; Jaw, Edentulous; Male; Mandibular Diseases; Middle Aged",
year = "1990",
language = "English",
volume = "5",
pages = "135--9",
journal = "International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants",
issn = "0882-2786",
publisher = "Quintessence Publishing",
number = "2",
}