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Custom precision attachment housings for removable partial dentures. 2002

Yoshihiro Goto, and James S Brudvik

School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.

Limited space for extracoronal attachments is a serious complication in the design and fabrication of a precision attachment removable partial denture. A custom metal-ceramic housing joined to the partial framework with laser welding offers strength and improved esthetics while requiring minimal space. This article presents the technical aspects of custom housing construction.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007834	Lasers	An optical source that emits photons in a coherent beam. Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation (LASER) is brought about using devices that transform light of varying frequencies into a single intense, nearly nondivergent beam of monochromatic radiation. Lasers operate in the infrared, visible, ultraviolet, or X-ray regions of the spectrum.	Masers,Continuous Wave Lasers,Pulsed Lasers,Q-Switched Lasers,Continuous Wave Laser,Laser,Laser, Continuous Wave,Laser, Pulsed,Laser, Q-Switched,Lasers, Continuous Wave,Lasers, Pulsed,Lasers, Q-Switched,Maser,Pulsed Laser,Q Switched Lasers,Q-Switched Laser
D003779	Denture Design	The plan, delineation, and location of actual structural elements of dentures. The design can relate to retainers, stress-breakers, occlusal rests, flanges, framework, lingual or palatal bars, reciprocal arms, etc.	Denture Designs,Design, Denture,Designs, Denture
D003781	Denture Retention	The retention of a denture in place by design, device, or adhesion.	Denture Stability,Retention, Denture,Stability, Denture
D003832	Denture, Partial, Removable	A partial denture designed and constructed to be removed readily from the mouth.	Removable Partial Denture,Denture, Removable Partial,Dentures, Removable Partial,Partial Denture, Removable,Partial Dentures, Removable,Removable Partial Dentures
D003834	Denture Precision Attachment	A precision device used for attaching a fixed or removable partial denture to the crown of an abutment tooth or a restoration. One type is the intracoronal attachment and the other type is the extracoronal attachment. It consists of a female portion within the coronal portion of the crown of an abutment and a fitted male portion attached to the denture proper. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p85; from Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p264)	Intracoronal Attachment,Precision Attachment, Denture,Slotted Attachment, Dental,Attachment, Dental Slotted,Attachments, Dental Slotted,Dental Slotted Attachment,Dental Slotted Attachments,Denture, Precision Attachment,Slotted Attachments, Dental,Attachment Denture, Precision,Attachment Dentures, Precision,Attachment, Denture Precision,Attachment, Intracoronal,Attachments, Denture Precision,Attachments, Intracoronal,Denture Precision Attachments,Dentures, Precision Attachment,Intracoronal Attachments,Precision Attachment Denture,Precision Attachment Dentures,Precision Attachments, Denture
D004955	Esthetics, Dental	Skills, techniques, standards, and principles used to improve the art and symmetry of the teeth and face to improve the appearance as well as the function of the teeth, mouth, and face. (From Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p108)	Cosmetic Dentistry,Aesthetics, Dental,Dental Esthetic,Dental Esthetics,Esthetic, Dental,Cosmetic Dentistries,Dentistries, Cosmetic,Dentistry, Cosmetic
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012994	Dental Soldering	The joining of pieces of metal through the use of an alloy which has a lower melting point, usually at least 100 degrees Celsius below the fusion temperature of the parts being soldered. In dentistry, soldering is used for joining components of a dental appliance, as in assembling a bridge, joining metals to orthodontic bands, or adding to the bulk of certain structures, such as the establishment of proper contact areas on inlays and crowns with adjacent teeth. (Illustrated Dictionary of Dentistry, 1982)	Soldering, Dental
D013499	Surface Properties	Characteristics or attributes of the outer boundaries of objects, including molecules.	Properties, Surface,Property, Surface,Surface Property
D016876	Metal Ceramic Alloys	The fusion of ceramics (porcelain) to an alloy of two or more metals for use in restorative and prosthodontic dentistry. Examples of metal alloys employed include cobalt-chromium, gold-palladium, gold-platinum-palladium, and nickel-based alloys.	Metal Ceramic Restorations,Metallo-Ceramic Alloys,Porcelain-Metal Alloys,Metal Ceramic Alloy,Metallo-Ceramic Alloy,Metalloceramic Alloy,Metalloceramic Alloys,Alloy, Metal Ceramic,Alloy, Metallo-Ceramic,Alloy, Metalloceramic,Alloys, Metal Ceramic,Alloys, Metallo-Ceramic,Alloys, Metalloceramic,Alloys, Porcelain-Metal,Metallo Ceramic Alloy,Metallo Ceramic Alloys,Porcelain Metal Alloys,Restorations, Metal Ceramic