Sanjana Devi

Department of Prosthodontics, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Science, Saveetha University Tamilnadu, India

Publications

  • Research   
    Oral Rehabilitation with Telescopic Overdenture-A Case Report
    Author(s): Sanjana Devi*, Deepak Nallaswamy and Revathi Duraisamy

    Any procedure that can delay or eliminate potential future problems come under preventive prosthodontics. In scenarios with few remaining natural teeth, prosthodontists are posed with a dilemma for the treatment options. In such cases, treatment with overdentures has been proven to be advantageous. This gives the patient a lot of advantages like better stability, proprioception, support among a few. A telescopic overdenture is a removable prosthesis that has a primary coping on the teeth and a secondary coping in the denture. The primary copings are full-coverage parallel-milled copings that are cemented to the prepared teeth. The secondary coping fits over the primary coping. It works by the application of interfacial surface tension and friction fit mechanism of retention using double copings. They are, however, indicated only for patients with multiple abutments d.. Read More»

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