title: Symposium on semiprecision attachments in removable partial dentures. Extracoronal attachments.
abstract: An overview of several types of extracoronal attachments has been presented. They have been classified into rigid types, resilient types, and bar attachments. The uses of each classification were discussed, and the problems inherent with all types of extracoronal attachments were mentioned.
mesh_terms: D000044:Dental Abutments; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D003819:Denture Bases; D003779:Denture Design; D003834:Denture Precision Attachment; D003781:Denture Retention; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D004548:Elasticity; D006801:Humans; D013314:Stress, Mechanical