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An advanced [Telescope] case treated with Riegel telescope restores a patient's ability to bite
[Riegel telescope case]
A patient came to us wearing dentures with magnetic clasps saying, "I can't bite into things..." The strength of the magnetic clasps was such that the dentures could be removed by hand. It is no wonder that they came loose easily when chewing food.
Riegel telescope dentures use a small locking mechanism placed on their inner side. The dentures can be put on and taken off by opening and closing this lock. There is never any risk of them slipping off while eating.
This case was extremely complicated. The patient only had front teeth left on the upper jaw and was using a simple set of dentures. The problem was the bottom teeth. The bottom front teeth were greatly worn down and as for the back teeth, the bones had completely absorbed the dentures.
The patient came to our clinic extremely troubled because they were not able to eat and their dentures easily broke.
First, we reinforced and repaired the patient's usable teeth. Since the patient's bite alignment plane was also off, we aligned it to achieve bilateral symmetry. This is where we put false teeth into the upper jaw. At this point, the patient was overjoyed to regain the ability to bite.
After making a wax mold and examining it, we decided to use Riegel telescope to fix the condition of the upper and lower teeth. The pictures below are of precision molds we had taken.
The finished upper and lower Riegel telescope dentures.
The picture on the left shows the lock (Riegel lever) in the closed position while the picture on the right shows it in the opened position.
The lock can be easily opened and closed using a finger, and when it is closed it is unnoticeable to the tongue. It helps to think of it as a kind of removable bridge.
Since the prosthetic teeth are ceramic, the final product is esthetically beautiful. The metallic parts are completely hidden when the dentures are set in place inside the mouth.
*Cases introduced on the website are completely unique to the patients and actual treatment periods and methods vary for each patient.
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