Partial Dentures

At the end of this course, students should be able to: 250 1. appreciate rationale for making denture frameworks from metal; 2. enumerate materials available for the fabrication of denture bases/frameworks; 3. discuss effects of partial dentures on periodontal health; 4. enumerate components of a metal framework partial denture; 5. discuss the design process and fabrication of metal framework partial dentures; and 6. appreciate the rationale for acrylic based partial dentures that are relatively healthy for the periodontium.

Introduction to partial dentures. Classification of edentulous spaces. Components of metallic denture frameworks. Surveyors and surveying. The design process. Laboratory stages in partial denture fabrication. Problems with denture classes. Special partial dentures.