title: Achieving an esthetic smile with fixed and removal prosthesis using extracoronal castable precision attachments.
abstract: Satisfactory restoration in a patient with a partially edentulous situation can be challenging especially when unilateral or bilateral posterior segment of teeth is missing. Successful restoration can be done with various conventional and contemporary treatment options. One such treatment modality is attachment-retained cast partial dentures. A key to success for an attachment retained cast partial denture is the strategic selection of teeth for retention. This clinical report discusses rehabilitation of a patient with the help of a combined prosthesis in the upper arch and stud retained overdenture in the lower arch.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics & Implantology, Himachal Dental College, Sundernagar, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Sharad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vaidya
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Bhojia Dental College, Nalagarh, Himachal Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Charu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kapoor
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, DJ Dental College, Modinagar, India.
authors.forename: Yujika
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bakshi
authors.affiliation: Oral Pathologist and Microbiologist, Private Practitioner, Dental Clinic-Jawahar Market, Rajpura, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Sonam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhalla
keywords: Overdenture; preci-vertix attachment; precision attachment