Precision Attachments

The use of attachments in crown and bridge cases has decreased somewhat over the years, due mainly to the overwhelming success of dental implants.  Although we have experience with most major attachments available, we choose to keep it simple by working with only a couple of the basic designs.

Sterngold Stern Latch

A rigid intracoronal precision slide attachment with two sources of retention: friction between the male and female and a gingival latch that clicks over a dimple in the female.  The Stern Latch is indicated for non-resilient bilateral and unilateral partial dentures, cross arch stabilization for unilateral partials and segmented fixed bridgework.

Sterngold ERA-RV

An extracoronal semi-precision attachment utilizing a universal hinge with vertical resiliency.  The nylon males are color coded for four levels of retention, lightest to strongest: white, orange, blue and grey.  The plastic female pattern is cast in an appropriate alloy for proper strength.  An optional metal jacket is available for the nylon male.  Indicated for a semi-precision resilient partial denture design.

Sterngold Hader Bar

A semi-precision bar attachment utilizing a nylon rider available in two retentive strengths, yellow (normal) and red (heavy).  An optional Hader metal housing can be polymerized into the denture acrylic.  The Hader Bar attachment can be used to retain partial dentures, overdentures and to splint implant abutments just to name a few.

Bredent VKS-SG

A horizontal ball attachment used for combining fixed bridgework with removable and overdentures.  It is available in two sizes, 1.7 and 2.2 mm.  It is available in many different variations for a wide array of indications.