The Locator: a useful attachment for overdentures. A practical description

Restoring an edentulous mandible with a conventional denture can be improved when needed by adding two implants. there is overwhelming evidence that a two-implant supported overdenture is a better choice treatment. in elderly patients, attachment systems that facilitate placement and removal of the prostheses, and those that are readily hygienic, may be useful. in particular, axial attachments assure a simplification of techniques of realization, an easier management of complications, and a lower cost. this practical paper describes characteristics, advantages, indications, and contraindications of the locator attachment.