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5) The silicone mock-up of the previous prosthesis was necessary half done (Figure 8). We also decided to provide a reinforcement
and helpful in order to better evaluate the available spaces. structure in the resin with the castable prefabricated components,
The use of castable attachments allows us to increase the stability manufactured directly on the master model, all with the aim to take
of the future mandibular denture, and their positioning creates a advantage of all the space available, up to last tenth of a millimeter.
“stability area”; this can be seen in joining the attachments with a With the use of block out wax we eliminated all the undercuts of the
virtual line (Figures 6-7). Once the bar was casted we are in effect metal containers plugged onto the Ot Equators (Figure 9), in order

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