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    <journal-meta>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">JOHS</journal-id>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">Journ of Health Scien</journal-id>
      <journal-title-group>
        <journal-title>Journal of HealthCare Sciences</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">Journ of Health Scien</abbrev-journal-title>
      </journal-title-group>
      <issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn>
      <issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name>
      </publisher>
    </journal-meta>
    <article-meta>
      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">385</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">http://dx.doi.org/10.52533/JOHS.2024.41260</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi-url"/>
      <article-categories>
        <subj-group subj-group-type="heading">
          <subject>Dentistry</subject>
        </subj-group>
      </article-categories>
      <title-group>
        <article-title>Mini Dental Implants Retaining Overdenture on Old Patients with Atrophic Ridges&#13;
</article-title>
      </title-group>
      <contrib-group>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Binhuraib</surname>
            <given-names>Haitham Mohammed</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Alhajrassi</surname>
            <given-names>Sahar Khalil</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Bediwi</surname>
            <given-names>Manal</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Basudan</surname>
            <given-names>Osamah Abdullah</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Alfarsi</surname>
            <given-names>Ahmed</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Ahmad</surname>
            <given-names>Jawad</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <pub-date pub-type="ppub">
        <day>30</day>
        <month>12</month>
        <year>2024</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>4</volume>
      <issue>12</issue>
      <fpage>1092</fpage>
      <lpage>1099</lpage>
      <permissions>
        <copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement>
        <copyright-year>2009</copyright-year>
        <license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">
          <license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p>
        </license>
      </permissions>
      <abstract>
        <p>Mini dental implants (MDIs) utilized to conserve overdentures may provide adequate function and increase quality of life in elderly patients. They are particularly beneficial for patients with severe ridge atrophy or limited space for standard implants, offering a feasible treatment option and are associated with high success rates. This literature review discusses the success rate, survival rate, patient satisfaction, and the uses of MDIs when used for definitive prosthodontic treatment. An average success rate of 93% for MDIs and 96% for narrow-diameter implants. Both mini and narrow-diameter implants are viable options for retaining mandibular overdentures, demonstrating satisfactory clinical outcomes. Survival rates for MDIs ranged from 91.17% to 100%. Overdentures supported by locator attachments had higher survival rates compared to traditional implants. MDIs significantly enhance patient satisfaction, especially in treating mandibular overdentures. They provide stability, eliminate adhesive use, and reduce discomfort. MDIs are less invasive, reducing the need for additional surgeries and discomfort, making them an effective, economical, and patient-preferred solution for patients with mandibular edentulism.&#13;
</p>
      </abstract>
      <kwd-group>
        <kwd>mini dental implants</kwd>
        <kwd> narrow diameter implants</kwd>
        <kwd> survival rate</kwd>
        <kwd> success rate</kwd>
        <kwd> patient satisfaction</kwd>
      </kwd-group>
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