Heightened telescopic copings in cleft palate rehabilitation: a case report.
OBJECTIVE
To increase retention of overdentures in cleft palate patients by means of heightened telescopic copings with a newly designed attachment. In this study, a "precision attachment" is described to develop the stability and retention of telescopic overdentures.


METHODS
A cleft palate patient was treated with a newly designed overdenture. Intraoral examination revealed poor tooth structure and retention. Therefore, a new semiprecision attachment was designed in order to increase retention and stabilization.


CONCLUSIONS
The patient's tolerance was increased with the new overdenture.
Kurtulmus
Huseyin
H
Ege University School of Dentistry, Department of Prosthodontics, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey.
Saygi
Tugrul
T
Cotert
H Serdar
HS
D000293:Adolescent; D000848:Anodontia / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003779:Denture Design / Q000379:methods*; D003781:Denture Retention / Q000379:methods*; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D024343:Open Bite / Q000534:rehabilitation