Precision Attachment Metal

Precision Attachment Metal

Precision attachments are the functional mechanical parts of the removable partial denture made of plastic, metal or a combination of both. They consist of two parts referred as the 'male' part that is fixed to a crown inside the patient's mouth and a 'female' part which holds the partial denture. The patient can insert and remove the partial dentures and the aim of the precision attachment is to give the patient maximum comfort and ease while wearing, inserting or removing.

Advantages:.

Eliminate the friction between natural teeth and clap.

The attachments will be obligatory placed parallel one with the other and it will not provide stress forces on the remaining teeth during insertion and removal of the removable dentures.

Attachments help at distributioning masticatory stress forces all over the prosthodontics field.

Dentures are more comfortable for patients comparing with the ones with claps.

Dentures have an extraordinary esthetics, being used especially in young patients.