title: Tooth-supported telescope restorations.
abstract: Entirely tooth-supported removable dentures with telescope crowns may be considered a good alternative to a fixed restoration of the whole dental arch. They provide a rigid splinting and stable occlusion and offer a better safety factor owing to their removability and their lesser dependence on each single abutment. Also they are applicable when parallelism among the abutments does not permit making a fixed restoration. Furthermore they can be cemented in stages, decreasing the risk of washout later. Psychologically, they are well tolerated by patients.
mesh_terms: D003442:Crowns; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003779:Denture Design; D003834:Denture Precision Attachment; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged