title: Telescoping implant prostheses with intraoral luted galvano mesostructures to improve passive fit.
abstract: A passive fit of implant-supported prostheses seems to be a prerequisite for the prevention of mechanical complications. As a certain level of distortion of multiimplant screw-retained restorations seems inevitable, cementation of implant frameworks has been advocated to compensate for discrepancies. However, cement-retained prostheses have disadvantages, including lack of retrievability. This article describes a technique for the fabrication of telescopic, metal-acrylic resin, implant-supported complete dentures. Precise fit is achieved by intraoral luting of telescopic galvano mesostructures to the framework.
authors.affiliation: Dental Center for Periodontology, Bundeswehr Hospital Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany. bjoern.greven@gmx.de
authors.forename: Bjoern
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Greven
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Luepke
authors.forename: Soeren Hahn
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: von Dorsche
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D003722:Dental Alloys; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003824:Denture, Complete; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D004595:Electroplating; D006801:Humans; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D003722:Dental Alloys