Denture Precision Attachment

**Definition:** A precision device used for attaching a fixed or removable partial denture to the crown of an abutment tooth or a restoration. One type is the intracoronal attachment and the other type is the extracoronal attachment. It consists of a female portion within the coronal portion of the crown of an abutment and a fitted male portion attached to the denture proper. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p85; from Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p264)

**Tree numbers:** - E06.780.346.760.943.555 - E07.695.190.200.220.245

**Synonyms:** - Precision Attachment, Denture - Attachment, Dental Slotted - Attachments, Dental Slotted - Dental Slotted Attachment - Dental Slotted Attachments - Slotted Attachments, Dental - Denture, Precision Attachment - Slotted Attachment, Dental