Abstract

DANTAS, Fábio Pontes  and  RAMALHO, Saturnino Aparecido. Retention system for implant-supported dentures used by Brazilian dentists who work in implant dentistry. RGO, Rev. gaúch. odontol. (Online) [online]. 2010, vol.58, n.1, pp. 71-75. ISSN 1981-8637.

OBJECTIVE: To provide the dentists with support in the choice of the cement or screw type of retention for implant-supported dentures, according to the patient's problem. METHODS: An opinion questionnaire was applied to a sample of 468 participants, all dentists working in the field of Implant Dentistry, of whom 272 (58.1%) participated in the 4th International Congress of Osseointegration of APCD, held in São Paulo (SP) from 6 to 9 May 2004, 119 (25.4%) participated in the 2nd International Congress of Implant Dentistry of Minas Gerais, between 10 and 12 June 2004 and 77 (16.5%) were professors and specialization and master students from São Leopoldo Mandic. RESULTS: The results showed that 254 participants opted for the screw-retained system while 214 opted for the cement-retained system. CONCLUSION: There was a preference for the use of the screw-retained system, and that both cemented and screw-retained systems have advantages and disadvantages, so that the dentist is left to decide and evaluate them in order to indicate and use them with confidence in different clinical cases.

Keywords : dentists; dental implantation; dental prosthesis implant-supported.