A clinical overview of removable prostheses: 3. Principles of design for removable partial dentures

Dent Update. 2002 Dec;29(10):474-81. doi: 10.12968/denu.2002.29.10.474.

Abstract

Removable partial dentures (RPDs) should not be made for patients unless they are necessary. Most partial dentures have the potential to cause some damage to the teeth and supporting tissues, however well they are designed and constructed; the criteria for selecting such devices were described in a previous article. In general there is merit in, wherever possible, reducing tissue coverage as much as possible when RPDs are being planned. This article, the third in a series on the prescription of RPDs, discusses the design principles involved.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Dental Abutments
  • Dental Clasps
  • Dental Materials
  • Denture Design / methods*
  • Denture Precision Attachment
  • Denture, Partial, Removable* / adverse effects
  • Denture, Partial, Removable* / classification
  • Humans
  • Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / rehabilitation
  • Mandible
  • Maxilla
  • Models, Dental*
  • Prosthesis Fitting

Substances

  • Dental Materials