Understanding Partial Denture Design

SECTION 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF PARTIAL DENTURES AND HOW THEY WORK ; Introduction ; 1.1 Why should partial dentures be provided? ; 1.2 Loads and levers ; 1.3 Classification of partial dentures ; 1.4 Cast surveying ; 1.5 Support ; 1.6 Connectors ; 1.7 Retention ; 1.8 Indirect retention ; 1.9 Indirect or cantilevered support ; 1.10 Refining the design ; SECTION 2: THE PATIENT AND THE DENTURE ; Introduction ; 2.1 Patient histories and assessment ; 2.2 Study casts ; 2.3 Which teeth to replace? Design sequence ; 2.4 Designing for Kennedy Class III dentures ; 2.5 Designing for Kennedy Class I and II dentures ; 2.6 Designing for Kennedy Class IV dentures ; SECTION 3: SOME PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS ; Introduction ; 3.1 Designing partial dentures for the ageing dentition ; 3.2 New partial dentures for the residual dentition in poor condition ; 3.3 Additions to existing partial dentures ; 3.4 Residual dentition with poor prognosis ; 3.5 Partial dentures around difficult dentitions and oral structures ; 3.6 Overdentures and implants ; 3.7 The free-end saddle - further comments ; 3.8 The shortened dental arch ; 3.9 Partial dentures in conjunction with crowns ; 3.10 Some mechanical complexities