title: Heightened telescopic copings in cleft palate rehabilitation: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Ege University School of Dentistry, Department of Prosthodontics, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Huseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kurtulmus
authors.forename: Tugrul
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saygi
authors.forename: H Serdar
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Cotert
mesh_terms: 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