Telescopic Denture

Hakkoum, Mohammad Ayham; Wazir, Ghassan

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Telescopic Denture

Mohammad Ayham Hakkoum^{, *} Ghassan Wazir Authors Info & Affiliations

The Open Dentistry Journal • 30 Mar 2018 • REVIEW ARTICLE • DOI: 10.2174/1874210601812010246

Aim:

This article explains the concept of telescopic denture.

Procedure:

It describes the different types of telescopic attachment (or double crown), and provides an overview of the advantages and the disadvantages of this type of prosthodontic treatment.

Conclusion:

The indications and the clinical applications of telescopic denture are discussed.

Keywords: Denture retention, Overlay denture, Overdenture, Denture design, Dental abutments, Crowns.

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Year: 2018

Volume: 12

E-location ID: TODENTJ-12-246

DOI: 10.2174/1874210601812010246

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Received Date: 20 Dec 2017

Revision Received Date: 09 Feb 2018

Electronic Publication Date: 30 Mar 2018

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open-access license: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0), a copy of which is available at: (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode). This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Mohammad Ayham Hakkoum ^{, *}

Ghassan Wazir

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