Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 92, Issue 1 , Pages 8-11, July 2004

Distal implants to modify the Kennedy classification of a removable partial denture: a clinical report☆

  • Dusan V. Kuzmanovic, DDS, MDS, DipClinDent

      Affiliations

    • Senior Lecturer/Prosthodontist, Department of Oral Surgical and Diagnostic Sciences New Zealand
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  • Alan G.T. Payne, BDS, MDent, DDSc

      Affiliations

    • Senior Lecturer/Prosthodontist, Department of Oral Rehabilitation New Zealand
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Dr Alan GT Payne Senior Lecturer/Prosthodontist Department of Oral Rehabilitation, School of Dentistry University of Otago PO Box 647, Dunedin 9003 NEW ZEALAND 9003 Fax: +64 3 479 5079
    • ,
  • David G. Purton, BDS, MDS

      Affiliations

    • Senior Lecturer/Restorative Dentist, Department of Oral Rehabilitation New Zealand

School of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Abstract 

Dental implants or precision attachments can be used to resolve the bilateral distal extension removable partial denture (RPD) dilemma. This report describes the fabrication of a mandibular implant-supported chromium-cobalt RPD with a combination of bilateral single molar implants and metal ceramic crowns using the principles of the channel-shoulder-pin system. The maxillary arch was restored with splinted metal crowns and a conventional RPD retained by extracoronal precision attachments.

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☆ Presented at the 2003 Annual Conference of European Prosthodontic Association and Swiss Society of Reconstructive Dentistry, Geneva, Switzerland.

PII: S0022-3913(04)00225-2

doi:10.1016/j.prosdent.2004.04.010

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 92, Issue 1 , Pages 8-11, July 2004

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