Understanding partial denture design /

Provides a step-by-step, highly illustrated guide to this difficult area of dentistry. This new book covers the design process, identification and explanation of the role of the denture and the way in which components are selected to achieve successful and safe function, providing an invaluable stud...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Tyson, K. W. (Kenneth W.)
Other Authors:	Yemm, Robert, Scott, B. J. J. (Brendan J. J.)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2007.
Subjects:	Partial dentures > Design and construction. Tooth loss > Treatment. Partial dentures. Denture, Partial Denture Design Tooth Loss > therapy Dental Prosthesis Design Édentation > Traitement. Prothèses dentaires partielles. Prothèses dentaires > Conception et fabrication. Partial dentures Partielle Zahnprothese
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Table of Contents:

Sect. 1. General principles of partial dentures and how they work. Why should partial dentures be provided?
Loads and levers
Classification of partial dentures
Cast surveying
Support
Connectors
Retention
Indirect retention
Indirect or cantilevered support
Refining the design
Sect. 2. The patient and the denture. Patient histories and assessment
Articulated study casts
Which teeth to replace? Design sequence
Designing for Kennedy class III dentures
Designing for Kennedy class I and II dentures (bi/unilateral free-end saddles)
Designing for Kennedy class IV dentures
Sect. 3. Some problems and solutions. Designing partial dentures for the ageing dentition
New partial dentures for residual dentition in poor condition
Additions to existing partial dentures
Residual dentition with poor prognosis
Partial dentures around difficult dentitions and oral structures
Overdentures and implants
The free-end saddle: further comments
The shortened dental arch
Partial dentures in conjuction with crowns
Some mechanical complexities.