title: Laboratory processing of housing-retained attachments for implant-supported overdentures.
abstract: The use of a metal housing-retained attachment for implant-supported overdentures: (1) facilitates easy removal and replacement of a matrix attachment during routine recall examinations, and (2) ensures correct alignment and retention to the implant-supported bar assembly. This article describes a laboratory technique for processing the bar assembly (without allowing acrylic resin to seep under it) with the master cast invested in the metal flask. The technique ensures a precise fit of retentive attachments at the delivery of the overdenture to the patient.
authors.affiliation: Puyallup, Washington 98371, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Choy
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Reimer
mesh_terms: D000044:Dental Abutments; D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D006801:Humans; D003765:Models, Dental; D013674:Technology, Dental