The purpose of this study was to determine, in Turkey, the patterns and distribution of partial edentulism (PE) according to Kennedy-Applegate classification. This study was carried on patients who applied to the dental university clinics and who were diagnosed as requiring a removable partial denture (RPD), at least for one arch. Total of 319 patients were included in the study (206 females, 1...

aCenter for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, College Park, Maryland; bDivision of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; cPregnancy and Perinatology Branch, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Devel...