Clinical treatments that require restoration of occlusal vertical dimension pose a challenge to prosthodontists. This article describes the modification of existing removable partial dentures into onlay interim prostheses. This process allowed the patient's tolerance to the restored occlusal vertical dimension, esthetics, and phonetics to be evaluated before irreversible changes were made to th...

The use of a single metal for all restorations would be necessary because it protects against metal corrosion caused by the contact of different metals. For this "one-metal rehabilitation" concept, non-alloyed commercially pure (CP) titanium should be used for all restorations. Titanium frameworks have been cast and used for the long term without catastrophic failure, whereas they have been fab...

BACKGROUND Removable dentures are subject to plaque and/or staining problems. Denture hygiene habits and risk factors differ among countries and regions. The aims of this study were to assess hygiene habits and denture plaque and staining risk factors in Chinese removable denture wearers aged >40 years in Xi'an through multiple logistic regression analysis (MLRA). METHODS Questionnaires were ...

occlusal rest (Fig. 5, B), and guiding planes (Fig. 5, C). If there are voids or irregularities, they are filled with monomer and powder with a paint brush. 9. Try-in the removable partial denture (Fig. 6) to ensure a proper adaptation of the resin coping (Fig. 7). The die spacer can be removed from the tooth with a cotton pellet soaked in die spacer thinner. Rinse the tooth several times befor...

The prosthetic rehabilitation of patients with an edentulous maxilla opposing mandibular anterior natural teeth is one of the most challenging situations that a clinician encounters. Occlusal forces from the opposing natural teeth may cause fractures in the maxillary prosthesis and also result in residual ridge resorption of the edentulous maxilla. Prosthodontists try overcoming this Combinatio...

objective: an immediate complete denture is fabricated before the extraction of all teeth. it has several advantages such as preservation of esthetics, muscular tone, normal speech and reduction of post-operative pain. this report describes a method of using patient’s current fixed partial denture (fpd) for single-appointment construction of interim immediate denture.   case: we used patient’s ...

An overdenture is a complete or removable partial denture that has one or more tooth roots or implants to provide a support. The study compares two types of prosthodontic treatment - overdenture supported by remained own teeth with ball attachments and that held by implants. The cohort of 35 patients (recall from 1 to 5 years) was evaluated. When subjectively and objectively assessed no signifi...

Fractures of the clasp components of removable partial dentures are commonly encountered problems in the dental office. Repair or replacement procedures are therefore, often required and may be preferred over refabrication of the entire prosthesis when it is possible to maintain the denture to serve its purpose of function, esthetics and comfort after repair. This paper reviews various procedur...

Our earlier studies on edentulous elderly subjects have shown associations of severe resorption in the mandibular residual ridge with female gender and systemic diseases. The aim of this study was to examine whether other factors also were related to residual ridge resorption (RRR). Among 177 edentulous elderly subjects effects on RRR were investigated with regard to history of edentulousness a...

The use of aesthetic flexible removable partial dentures (FRPD) has sky-rocketed over the last several years (Figure 1). Multiple advertisements can be found in every journal with laboratories promoting lower cost (compared to conventional partial dentures with cast frameworks), fast service, and better aesthetics than conventional metal-based removable partial dentures (RPD). In speaking with ...