Generally there are three treatment options for replacing missing anterior teeth: removable partial dentures, fixed bridge, and dental implant. To varying degrees, all three options restore chewing function, and provide more normal speaking ability. They also prevent existing teeth from shifting and improve the look of an incomplete smile. The advantages and disadvantages of each of these solut...

PURPOSE To evaluate effects of a treatment taking into consideration esthetics, chewing, and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of two tooth replacement strategies for maxillary partially edentulous patients with clasp (C-RPD) and precision attachment (PA-RPD) retained removable partial dentures (RPD). MATERIALS AND METHODS The study included 150 patients (72 men, 78 women) who rece...

The clinical success of removable partial denture (RPD) relies on the widely stablished biomechanical principles of retention, stability and support. In contemporary approaches, however, open prosthetic designs with minimal oral tissues coverage have been advocated. Longstanding conflicting opinions regarding the indirect retention concept have arisen, although robust scientific evidence is sti...

UNLABELLED It can be esthetically and financially daunting for patients to lose teeth in an anterior region of the mouth. For these patients, traditional treatment options presented in the past have included fixed partial denture, implants, and conventional removable partial denture (RPD). For patients faced with financial, anatomical, and/or esthetic limitations, the edentulous region can be r...

UNLABELLED Most removable partial denture (RPD) wearers are satisfied with their prostheses, but the factors that influence satisfaction and acceptance are still not determined. OBJECTIVE This study explored technical, biological, and satisfaction variables for the functioning of RPDs after five years, and compared the evaluation by the patient and by the clinician. MATERIAL AND METHODS Fif...

For patients with shortened dental arches, many treatment options are available. The existing situation can be maintained by stabilizing the present dentition and improving the occlusion without extending the arch. Alternatively, the shortened dental arch can be extended by either a free-end saddle removable partial denture, cantilevered fixed bridge, or by an implant-supported prosthesis. The ...

Partially edentulous patients with missing premolars and molars have been conventionally rehabilitated using the free-end removable partial dentures (RPDs). With the advancements in implant dentistry, the benefits of implant-retained/supported mandibular implant overdentures relative to conventional mandibular dentures with bilateral extensions (Class I Kennedy) have now been extensively invest...

Replacement of missing dentition is one of the important needs for patients. It is common reason to attend a dental practice for individuals who wish to restore their aesthetics and function1. There are a variety of treatment modalities for the replacement of a single missing tooth i.e. a removable partial denture, a fixed partial denture or an implant supported restoration. Each of these treat...

Dental prosthesis is a foreign body in oral cavity and thus necessarily interferes with speech articulation. The purpose of this study was to examine influence of partial denture on speech quality and to show eventual differences in pronunciation of dental sounds c[ts], z [z], s [s] and postalveolar sounds c [t], z [3] and s [integral of]. We have examined differences in pronunciation between s...