title: A simple and inexpensive retainer for overdenture prosthesis.
abstract: This article describes a clinical case report of a 65-year-old male patient in which an overdenture was fabricated by using a simple, logical and inexpensive means of retentive device. The described mandibular overdenture involves a simple modification in the coping design and a wire lock mechanism which was fabricated during denture processing. The problems associated with copings were overcome by putting the patient on a regimen wherein topical fluoride was applied every week on the abutment. The denture, fabricated involving a wire lock mechanism, was highly retentive and stable. Patient was highly satisfied with the outcome of the treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, FODS, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. lakshya79@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Lakshya
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Jitendra
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Akanksha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yadav
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008409:Mastication