
Understanding Partial Denture Design
Oxford University Press
Published on 16. November 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
154 pages
978-0-19-851092-5 (ISBN)
Description
Understanding Partial Denture Design provides a step-by-step, highly illustrated guide to this difficult, but core area of dentistry. The first section of the book is dedicated to general principles of partial dentures, focussing on how they work. The second section allows students to put theory into practice: profiling the patient and the denture; including assessment and the associated design sequence. The final section of the book concentrates on problem solving, including more challenging areas of denture design, such as provision of partial dentures for complex and deteriorating dentitions. A key strength of the book is its ability to de-mystify the mechanics of functional and comfortable partial denture design, giving students and newly qualified dentists the fundamental understanding to thrive with this sector of their caseload.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
208 colour line drawings, numerous colour photographs
Dimensions
Height: 275 mm
Width: 219 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
471 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-851092-5 (9780198510925)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
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