title: Prosthetic rehabilitation of a marginally resected mandibular arch with a metal reinforced telescopic overdenture.
abstract: Success of the prosthesis after mandibular resection is related directly to the amount of the remaining bone and soft tissue present. The prognosis for mandibulectomy patients becomes less favorable as the size of the resection increases. Prosthetic rehabilitation for such patients is a challenge for clinicians. Without preprosthetic reconstructive surgery, denture fabrication for mandibulectomy patients becomes extremely difficult. Telescopic dentures is a modality of treatment consisting of an inner or primary telescopic coping which is permanently cemented to an abutment and an outer or secondary telescopic coping which is attached to the prosthesis. These copings protect the abutment from dental caries and thermal irritations and also provide retention and stabilization of the secondary coping. The secondary coping engages the primary copings to form a telescopic unit and it provides retention and stability to the prosthesis. This clinical report aims at utilizing the remaining natural teeth for a mandibular overdenture with telescopic coping.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, Virajpet, S-Coorg, 571218 Karnataka India.
authors.forename: Raghavan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rohit
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, Virajpet, S-Coorg, 571218 Karnataka India.
authors.forename: Uthappa
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Prathith
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, Virajpet, S-Coorg, 571218 Karnataka India.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Regish
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, Virajpet, S-Coorg, 571218 Karnataka India.
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Rupesh
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, Virajpet, S-Coorg, 571218 Karnataka India.
authors.forename: Salagundi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Basavaraj
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, S.R.M.C. Dental College, Chennai, 571218 Tamilnadu India.
authors.forename: T V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Padmanabhan
keywords: Double crown; Over denture; Overlay denture; Removable prosthesis; Telescopic denture