[The restoration of large mandibular defect with telescopic crown- retained prostheses: report of one case].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the feasibility and clinical result of restoration of large mandibular defect with telescopic crown- retained prostheses.


METHODS
One patient who suffered from large mandibular defect was restored with fixed-removable prostheses, with the telescope crowns as the retainer on the lower right second molar and left first, second molar.


RESULTS
The prostheses with telescope crown could be seated freely in the patient's mouth. The function of mastication and phonetics were restored. The appearance of the patient was also improved.


CONCLUSIONS
The restoration of large mandibular defect with telescopic crown- retained prostheses is feasible, with satisfactory clinical result.
Xing
Guo-fang
GF
Department of Prosthodontics, Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai 200011, China. xingguofang1540@yahoo.com.cn
Jiao
Ting
T
Sun
Jian
J
Zhang
Fu-qiang
FQ
D003442:Crowns; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D003781:Denture Retention; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible