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Telescopic Attachments Used in Tooth-Supported Overdentures

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Telescopic dental prostheses were introduced in the United States at the end of the nineteenth century and developed in Europe during the twentieth century. Telescopic crowns, known as the double crown, consist of a primary (inner, internal) telescopic coping and secondary (outer) telescopic crown. When the telescopic crowns are used as attachments for overdentures, the denture is called the telescopic overdenture (TO). The TO restored dentition using a few remaining teeth are located in unfavorable positions for other prosthetic reconstructions. The telescopic crown with partial denture consists of the primary copings made of precious or non-precious dental alloys cemented on the prepared teeth. The primary copings are cemented to the abutment tooth to provide retention and stabilization for the secondary crown and also to protect the tooth from dental caries and thermal irritations. The secondary crowns (dental alloys) that are slipping over the primary caps are to maintain the bridge through sliding friction tight on the teeth. The secondary crown is a cast made as in conventional telescopic crowns on natural teeth and is connected to the frame of the overdenture. The secondary crowns should have facings (surfaces) of acrylic resin with ceramic fillers. The framework made out of non-precious dental alloy is embedded in plastic (acrylic resin) and supports the acrylic teeth which will replace the own missing teeth.

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Ozkan, Y., Heker, U. (2023). Telescopic Attachments Used in Tooth-Supported Overdentures. In: Özkan, Y. (eds) Treatment Options Before and After Edentulism. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37582-8_5

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