NDX Ottawa | Overdenture

Overdenture

Overdenture can be made to fit over a bar or to work with attachments.

Attachment Overdenture

NDX has extensive experience working with direct-to-implant attachments, including the popular Zest Anchor locator abutments. Direct attachments can be a more-affordable option for non-splinted restorations.

Indications

Oral irritations or bone loss for denture fixation
Edentulous patients with a cleft palate
Economic constraints

Dental Insurance Codes

D5862 - Precision attachment, by report - Each set of male and female components should be reported as one precision attachment. Describe the type of attachment used.
D5867 - Replacement of replaceable part of semi-precision or precision attachment (male or female component)

Bar Overdenture

For edentulous patients desiring a stable, aesthetic prosthesis, the Implant Bar Overdenture could be the perfect choice to help improve retention, function and speech. A Bar Overdenture connects the patient’s implants to each other via a fabricated bar that helps protect the individual implants by spreading out the bite load. The complete denture then fits securely over the implants for great stability.

Advantages

Distributes occlusal loads more evenly across all the implants
Restricts movement of the complete denture
Provides a stable option for patients with missing teeth
Supports the denture while taking pressure off the gum tissue
Provides for better retention and comfort than a conventional denture

Indications

For patients with a heavy bite
When the implants have been placed in softer bone
When significant bone loss has occurred and there is not enough ridge height to provide lateral resistance

Dental Insurance Codes

D6920 - Connector bar - A device attached to a fixed partial denture retainer or coping which serves to stabilize and anchor a removable overdenture prosthesis.