Revista e Stomatologëve të Kosovës

Alveolar bone resorption is a continuous process with mul- tifactorial etiology, and often a serious problem for elderly people, especially in cases with edentulous mandible. Nu- merous studies describe a correlation between multiple systemic and local factors and alveolar ridge resorption. This review aims to analyse the available evidence of factors that may affect the residual ridge resorption and the effect of different denture treatments used to reduce the residu- al ridge resorption. Each patient has unique treatment re- quirements considering that the residual ridge resorption has multifactorial etiology. Management of alveolar bone resorption is considered a challenge in prosthodontic treat- ment. Therefore, research should continue to find methods and materials which will reduce the alveolar bone resorp- tion.