title: Telescopic prostheses for implants.
abstract: This retrospective study investigated the outcome of 73 telescopic implant-supported fixed prostheses. Fifty-four prostheses were entirely cement-retained, and 19 incorporated a screw-clamping unit. The rate of complications was low and in most cases minor in nature. Cement-retained prostheses involving a distal cantilevered extension required the greatest postoperative maintenance. Despite the small number of combined screw- and cement-retained prostheses, the lack of complications and ease of retrievability make this approach worthy of further study.
authors.affiliation: United Medical School of Guy's, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Preiskel
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tsolka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002484:Cementation; D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention / Q000379:methods*; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported / Q000379:methods*; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D016379:Denture, Partial, Fixed, Resin-Bonded; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies