McCracken's removable partial prosthodontics

• Main Authors: Carr, Alan B. (Author), Brown, David T. David Theodore (Author)
• Other Authors: McCracken, William L.
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: St Louis, Mo Elsevier Mosby 2011
• Edition: Twelfth Edition
• Subjects: Denture, Partial, Removable
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The leading prosthodontics resource for more than 40 years, "McCracken's Removable Partial Prosthodontics" provides the information you need to successfully manage the replacement of missing teeth. It covers the basic principles of treatment planning and design, and discusses the newe...

Table of Contents:

• Partially edentulous epidemiology, physiology, and terminology
• Consideration for managing partial tooth loss : tooth replacements from the patient perspective
• Classification of partially edentulous arches
• Biomechanics of removable partial dentures
• Major and minor connectors
• Rests and rest seats
• Direct retainers
• Indirect retainers
• Denture base considerations
• Principles of removable partial denture design
• Surveying
• Diagnosis and treatment planning
• Preparation of the mouth for removable partial dentures
• Preparation of abutment teeth
• Impression materials and procedures for removable partial dentures
• Support for the distal extension denture base
• Occlusal relationships for removable partial dentures
• Laboratory procedures
• Work authorizations for removable partial dentures
• Initial placement, adjustment, and servicing of the removable partial denture
• Relining and rebasing the removable partial denture
• Repairs and additions to removable partial dentures
• Interim removable partial dentures
• Removable partial denture considerations in maxillofacial prosthetics
• Considerations for the use of dental implants with removable partial dentures.