Precision Attachments for Aesthetics and Function: A Case Report
Published: January 1, 2014 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2014/.3949
Nitin Bhaskar Shetty, Sanyuktha Shetty, Nagaraj E., Omkar Shetty, Raina D’so uza
1. Senior Lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics, Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College & Hospital, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, India.
2. Senior Lecturer, Department of Periodontics, Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College & Hospital, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, India.
3. Reader,Department of Prosthodontics, P.M.N.M. Dental College & Hospital, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India.
4. Professor & Head, Department of Prosthodontics, Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College & Hospital, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, India.
5. Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College & Hospital, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Nitin B. Shetty,
Senior Lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics, Dr. D.Y. Patil Dental College & Hospital,
Dr. D.Y.Patil Vidya Nagar, Sector 7, Nerul East, Navi Mumbai-400706, India.
Phone: 07738141214, E-mail: drnitinshetty@yahoo.co.in
Successful restoration of the dentition requires plenty of contemporary and conventional treatment techniques and planning and attachment retained partial dentures are one such kind of treatment modality in prosthodontics. Limited space for extracoronal attachments is a serious gap in the design and the fabrication of a precision attachment Removable Partial Denture (RPD). A custom semi-precision attachment with a partial denture offers strength and improved aesthetics in cases with minimal space. This article presents a method of fabrication of semi-precision attachment to eliminate metal display and enhance aestheticity.
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