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Adapting a Dental Surveyor to Function in Two Planes
Author(s) -
Johnson Dean L.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of prosthodontics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.902
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1532-849X
pISSN - 1059-941X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-849x.1993.tb00409.x
Subject(s) - surveyor , dentures , orthodontics , process (computing) , undercut , dentistry , computer science , medicine , geology , engineering , mechanical engineering , geodesy , operating system
Many bilateral distal extension removable partial dentures possess insufficient guidance to control their dislodgement. When such a situation is observed, the tips of retentive clasps must be located in both an occlusogingival and mesiodistal (away from the denture base area) undercut. The specific location can be identified with a dental surveyor that has been adapted to function in two planes. Details of the adaptation process and use of the surveyor are described.