# Prosthodontic Rehabilitation of a Completely Edentulous Patient by Salvaging Ailing Implants Using a Bar Retained Over Denture: A Case Report

## TL;DR

This case report describes the successful rehabilitation of a completely edentulous patient using a bar-retained overdenture to salvage failing implants.

## Contribution

The paper presents a clinical solution for rehabilitating patients with ailing implants using a bar-retained overdenture.

## Key findings

- A bar-retained overdenture was used to stabilize and retain the prosthesis in a completely edentulous patient.
- The treatment improved chewing efficiency and prosthesis stability.
- The approach salvaged failing implants and prevented further treatment failures.

## Abstract

Patients who are edentulous experience challenges with their dentures, especially the mandibular ones. The primary concerns of these patients include reduced chewing efficiency, instability, and loss of retention. With the advancement of implants and prosthetic options, these concerns can be addressed by resorting to implant-supported fixed and removable prostheses. The impetuous use of dental implants to solve these issues leads to inadvertent failures in the treatment undertaken. Improper planning of cases leads to prosthesis breakage and implant failures leaving the patient dissatisfied. One such case of rehabilitation of a completely edentulous over-denture patient with ailing implants is described in this clinical report.