Understanding partial denture design / K.W. Tyson, R. Yemm, B.J.J. Scott

Sect. 1. General principles of partial dentures and how they work. Why should partial dentures be provided? -- Loads and levers -- Classification of partial dentures -- Cast surveying -- Support -- Connectors -- Retention -- Indirect retention -- Indirect or cantilevered support -- Refining the design -- Sect. 2. The patient and the denture. Patient histories and assessment -- Articulated study casts -- Which teeth to replace? Design sequence -- Designing for Kennedy class III dentures -- Designing for Kennedy class I and II dentures (bi/unilateral free-end saddles) -- Designing for Kennedy class IV dentures -- Sect. 3. Some problems and solutions. Designing partial dentures for the ageing dentition -- New partial dentures for residual dentition in poor condition -- Additions to existing partial dentures -- Residual dentition with poor prognosis -- Partial dentures around difficult dentitions and oral structures -- Overdentures and implants -- The free-end saddle: further comments -- The shortened dental arch -- Partial dentures in conjuction with crowns -- Some mechanical complexities