15 General introduction 1 Therefore, prosthetic obturation seems to be the preferred treatment modality for many patients, generally leading to an improvement in masticatory function [22, 71, 72]. However, this prosthetic treatment is challenging due to insufficient retention, among other reasons [71]. As in the mandible, implant retention, especially in edentulous patients, has also proven successful in prosthetic rehabilitation in the maxilla [64, 73-76].
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