McCracken's Removable Partial Prosthodontics

Alan B. Carr, DMD is a Prosthodontic Consultant and Professor of Dentistry in the Department of Dental Specialties at the Mayo Clinic. He specializes in oral health-systemic health interactions and how a patient's oral health-related findings may impact overall disease prevention and management.

TABLE OF CONTENTS: PART I: GENERAL CONCEPTS/TREATMENT PLANNING 1.Partially edentulous epidemiology, physiology, and terminology 2.Clasp-retained partial denture 3.Classification of partially edentulous arches 4.Biomechanics of removable partial dentures 5.Major and minor connectors 6.Rests and rest seats 7.Direct retainers 8.Indirect retainers 9.Denture base considerations 10.Principles of removable partial denture design 11.Surveying 12.Diagnosis and treatment planning PART II: CLINICAL AND LABORATORY PROCEDURES 13.Preparation of mouth for removable partial dentures 14.Preparation of abutment teeth 15.Impression materials and procedures for removable partial dentures 16.Support for the distal extension denture base 17.Occlusal relationships for removable partial dentures 18.Laboratory procedures 19.Work authorizations for removable partial dentures 20.Initial placement, adjustment, and servicing of the removable partial denture PART III: MAINTENANCE 21.Relining and rebasing the removable partial denture 22.Repairs and additions to removable partial dentures 23.Temporary removable partial dentures 24.Removable partial denture considerations in maxillofacial prosthetics SELECTED READING RESOURCES