What is the bone resorption and why does it happen?
When we loose one or all the teeth in our mouth, (probably because of decay, gum disease, traumatism, etc.), a process of bone loss or bone atrophy begins. The function of the maxillary and mandibular bone is to support the teeth. When these teeth are lost, a process of bone reabsorption begins that is accelerated in most of the cases for the pressure of the removable denture .In some occasions the reabsorptions are so large that it is almost impossible tolerating or achieving good retention in a traditional removable denture.
