Open AccessThe Use of Implants to Improve Removable Partial Denture Function
Author(s) -
Marcele Jardim Pimentel,
Juan Pablo Arréllaga,
Ataís Bacchi,
Altair Antoninha Del Bel Cury
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the journal of indian prosthodontic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.419
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 1998-4057
pISSN - 0972-4052
DOI - 10.1007/s13191-013-0307-1
Subject(s) - removable partial denture , dentures , medicine , dentistry , prosthesis , mastication , dental abutments , orthodontics , osseointegration , implant , surgery
The oral rehabilitation with conventional removable partial dentures in Kennedy class I patients allows continuous bone resorption, dislodgment of the prosthesis during the mastication caused by the resilience of the mucosa, and rotation of the prosthesis. Thus, the associations of distal implants become an attractive modality of treatment for these patients. This case report presented an association of removable partial dentures, milled crowns and osseointegrated implants to rehabilitate a partial edentulous patient. A removable partial denture associated with implants and metal-ceramic milled crowns can offer excellent esthetics, and will improve function and biomechanics, at a reduced cost.