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- Title
A Simple Technique for Accurate Transfer of Secondary Copings in a Tooth-Supported Telescopic Prosthesis.
- Authors
Shankargouda, Swapnil B.; Sidhu, Preena; Kardalkar, Swetha; Desai, Pooja M.
- Abstract
Residual ridge resorption is a rapid, progressive, irreversible, and inevitable process of bone resorption. Long-standing teeth and implants have been shown to have maintained the bone around them without resorption. Thus, overdenture therapy has been proven to be beneficial in situations where few remaining teeth are present. In addition to the various advantages seen with tooth-supported telescopic overdentures, a few shortcomings can also be expected, including unseating of the overdenture, increased bulk of the prosthesis, secondary caries, etc. The precise transfer of the secondary telescopic copings to maintain the spatial relationship, without any micromovement, remains the most critical step in ensuring the success of the tooth-supported telescopic prosthesis. Thus, a simple and innovative technique of splinting the secondary copings was devised to prevent distortion and micromovement and maintain its spatial relationship.
- Subjects
ARTIFICIAL implants; PLASTIC surgery; BIOMEDICAL materials; ORTHOPEDIC apparatus; BONE resorption
- Publication
Journal of Prosthodontics, 2017, Vol 26, Issue 2, p168
- ISSN
1059-941X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/jopr.12385