[Clinical application of precision attachment prosthesis].

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: In this study, clinical effects of three precision attachment prostheses were evaluated. METHODS: 16 DUOLOCK attachments 15 ANKER SYSTEM attachments and 8 MK 1 attachments were applied to restore 22 dentition defect cases, which consisted of 17 Kenny I defects, 3 Kenny II defects, 2 Kenny III defects. The clinical effects of three precision attachment prostheses were analyzed. RESULTS: 22 patients with precision attachment prostheses were followed up for 6 to 19 months. More than 86% patients felt comfortable, adaptive, aesthetics and fine retention. The rechecking results of 91 abutments displayed that all abutments were healthy without percussion pain, looseness, and disease of root tip and absorption of alveolar bone. The congestion and edema in gingival edge of 21 abutments were reduced after treatment. The masticatory efficiency measurement of 18 patients restored with precision attachment prostheses showed that the patients masticatory efficiency achieved 86.73% of the same age healthy dentition after 3 months, and 90.57% of the same age healthy dentition after 1 year. CONCLUSION: The three attachment prostheses can achieve satisfactory effect.