Obturator-overdentures retained by nonrigid attachments.
A technique is described to attempt to predictably retain a few remaining teeth for added stability and retention of a complete maxillary denture combined with a nasopharyngeal obturator. A male nonrigid attachment is added to copings on the retained roots, and the female attachments are incorporated in the denture base.
D003737:Dental Cavity Preparation; D003819:Denture Bases; D003779:Denture Design; D003834:Denture Precision Attachment; D003781:Denture Retention; D003827:Denture, Complete, Upper; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D010158:Palatal Obturators; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D011176:Post and Core Technique; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control