McCracken's removable partial prosthodontics.
Removable partial prosthodontics
- 12th ed. / Alan B. Carr, David T. Brown.
- St. Louis, Mo.: Elsevier Mosby, c2011.
- xi, 385 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-370) and index.
Partially edentulous epidemiology, physiology, and terminology -- Consideration for managing partial tooth loss : tooth replacements from the patient perspective -- Classification of partially edentulous arches -- Biomechanics of removable partial dentures -- Major and minor connectors -- Rests and rest seats -- Direct retainers -- Indirect retainers -- Denture base considerations -- Principles of removable partial denture design -- Surveying -- Diagnosis and treatment planning -- Preparation of the mouth for removable partial dentures -- Preparation of abutment teeth -- Impression materials and procedures for removable partial dentures -- Support for the distal extension denture base -- Occlusal relationships for removable partial dentures -- Laboratory procedures -- Work authorizations for removable partial dentures -- Initial placement, adjustment, and servicing of the removable partial denture -- Relining and rebasing the removable partial denture -- Repairs and additions to removable partial dentures -- Interim removable partial dentures -- Removable partial denture considerations in maxillofacial prosthetics -- Considerations for the use of dental implants with removable partial dentures.