Removable Denture with Locator

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Implant-supported Locator-type attachments (Zest Anchors LLC) have been used to stabilize complete dentures for decades. They offer a reasonably affordable option for denture-wearing patients to improve their quality of chewing and quality of life. An often-overlooked use of Locator attachments is the stabilization of removable partial dentures (RPDs). Locators can improve retention and esthetics, and they can be used to salvage a comfortable RPD when an abutment tooth is lost.

Uses for Locator attachments with RPDs include stabilizing distal extensions, hiding unsightly clasps, customizing retention to the patient’s desire, and creating a retention system where retention can be easily regained when it lessens (by replacing the worn retentive nylon).