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| Title |
Locators versus bar overdenture attachment systems: insufficient evidence to compare long-term retention |
| Clinical Question |
Does an implant-supported overdenture maintain greater long-term retention with a bar or with Locator attachments? |
| Clinical Bottom Line |
The currently available data on this subject is both low level and inconclusive as to which type of attachment system maintains superior retention over time. The variable results suggest that not all bar attachment systems are created equal, and that retention may vary greatly based on which system is used. However, all attachment systems tested provided clinically sufficient acceptable levels of retention. |
| Best Evidence |
(you may view more info by clicking on the PubMed ID link) |
| PubMed ID |
Author / Year |
Patient Group |
Study type
(level of evidence) |
| #1) 23566266 | Kobayashi et al./2014 | 10 mandibular models in each group (Locator attachment, and SFI-bar) | Laboratory study | | Key results | Following cyclic insertion/removal simulating 10 years of wear, the SFI-bar attachment system maintained greater retention than the Locator attachments. | | #2) 28387994 | ELsyad et al./ 2017 | 1 maxillary denture for each group (Locator attachments, Dolder bar) measured 5 times | Laboratory study | | Key results | Following cyclic insertion/removal simulating 6 months of wear, all Locator attachments (clear, pink, and blue) maintained greater retention and stability than the Dolder bar attachment system. The Locator attachments with lower initial retention (clear and pink) showed greater retention loss than those with higher initial retention (blue) following cycling. | |
| Evidence Search |
((((("dentures"[MeSH Terms] OR "dentures"[All Fields] OR "denture"[All Fields]) AND (((implant[All Fields] AND supported[All Fields]) OR (implant[All Fields] AND retained[All Fields])) OR (implant[All Fields] AND assisted[All Fields]))) AND ((locator[All Fields] AND attachment[All Fields]) OR locator[All Fields])) AND (((bar[All Fields] AND attachment[All Fields]) OR bar[All Fields]) OR (hader[All Fields] AND bar[All Fields]))) AND (("retention (psychology)"[MeSH Terms] OR ("retention"[All Fields] AND "(psychology)"[All Fields]) OR "retention (psychology)"[All Fields] OR "retention"[All Fields]) OR stability[All Fields])) AND (("Wear"[Journal] OR "wear"[All Fields]) OR (attachment[All Fields] AND ("Wear"[Journal] OR "wear"[All Fields]))) |
Comments on
The Evidence |
Validity: The evidence regarding wear in various overdenture attachment systems is both sparse and of low quality. Included studies were limited to in vitro lab analyses with small sample sizes.
Perspective: Larger sample sizes and quantitative in vivo studies are necessary to reliably compare the long-term retention of different overdenture attachment systems.
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| Applicability |
Implant-retained overdentures are becoming an increasingly popular treatment option for edentulous patients seeking improved retention, but they require more frequent maintenance due to wear of the attachment systems. Benchtop studies have demonstrated that a variety of attachment systems provide clinically acceptable retention for overdentures over time, but there is insufficient information to demonstrate a definitive retentive advantage of any one system at this time. |
| Specialty/Discipline |
(General Dentistry) (Prosthodontics) |
| Keywords |
Dental implant, overdenture, attachment, bar, locator, retention
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| ID# |
3352 |
| Date of submission: |
10/26/2018 |
| E-mail |
bergeron@uthscsa.edu |
| Author |
Clara Bergeron, DDS |
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| Faculty mentor/Co-author |
Dr. E Matthew Lamb |
| Faculty mentor/Co-author e-mail |
LambEM@uthscsa.edu |
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