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CASE REPORT
A simple and inexpensive retainer for overdenture prosthesis
  1. Lakshya Kumar1,
  2. Jitendra Rao1,
  3. Akanksha Yadav2
  1. 1Department of Prosthodontics, FODS, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
  2. 2Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, BBDCODS, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
  1. Correspondence to Dr Lakshya Kumar, lakshya79{at}yahoo.com

Summary

This article describes a clinical case report of a 65-year-old male patient in which an overdenture was fabricated by using a simple, logical and inexpensive means of retentive device. The described mandibular overdenture involves a simple modification in the coping design and a wire lock mechanism which was fabricated during denture processing. The problems associated with copings were overcome by putting the patient on a regimen wherein topical fluoride was applied every week on the abutment. The denture, fabricated involving a wire lock mechanism, was highly retentive and stable. Patient was highly satisfied with the outcome of the treatment.

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