title: Fabrication of zirconium primary copings to provide retention for a mandibular telescopic overdenture: a clinical report.
abstract: Because of their strength, zirconia ceramics may be used to restore removable partial denture abutments. This carries the advantages of elimination of the galvanic current between primary and secondary copings, along with thermal protection of abutment teeth. This article describes the fabrication of zirconium primary copings to provide retention for a mandibular telescopic overdenture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Ankara University, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara, Turkey. uludag@dentistry.ankara.edu.tr
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Uludag
authors.forename: Volkan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.forename: Ozge
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ozturk
mesh_terms: D003722:Dental Alloys / Q000009:adverse effects; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D003779:Denture Design; D003781:Denture Retention / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D004570:Electrogalvanism, Intraoral; D004572:Electrolysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible; D008875:Middle Aged; D015040:Zirconium
chemical_list: D003722:Dental Alloys; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D015040:Zirconium; C028541:zirconium oxide