Customization of attachments in tooth supported overdentures: Three clinical reports

• Main Authors: Jyoti Devi, Poonam Goyal, Mahesh Verma, Rekha Gupta, Shubhra Gill
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
• Series: Indian Journal of Dental Research
• Subjects: dome copings; inter-arch space; locator attachments; masticatory efficiency; thimble copings
• Online Access: http://www.ijdr.in/article.asp?issn=0970-9290;year=2019;volume=30;issue=5;spage=810;epage=815;aulast=Devi

In elderly patients with few remaining teeth, overdenture is a good treatment option. Roots beneath the denture protect the alveolar ridge, offer proprioception and improve retention, stability and masticatory efficiency of dentures. Customization of attachments available is a viable alternative for some patients in which prefabricated attachments cannot be placed or in which cost is a factor; to improve the final outcome of the treatment. Due to competitive commercialization, implant treatment has become the norm in current dentistry and the concept of tooth supported overdentures has eclipsed, but with proper case selection, thorough treatment planning and modifications in the denture such as customization of attachments, amalgam stops, cross-linked teeth, and metallic mesh can be applied to prolong the longevity and success of the attachment overdenture prosthesis.