Improving Comfort and Support
Precision attachments can be used in a variety of applications but are designed principally to minimise the load on abutment teeth and to support stabilise overdentures.
Intra-Coronal Attachments
These attachments are housed within the crown or root structure of a natural tooth. Intradental attachments can be further classified into two groups indicating the type of retentive mechanism used to unite the parts.
They are:
- Frictional, with designs having tapered and parallel walled boxes and tubes, adjustable metal plates, springs, studs or locks.
- Magnetic.
Extra-Coronal Attachments
This class of attachment devices may be divided into two groups:
- Cantilever (which can be rigid or mobile) – e.g. CEKA and VKS (Bredent)
- Bar attachments.
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UK Company Number NI045484
ROI Company Number CRO636616
