title: A secondary lingual casting for removable partial dentures.
abstract: This article describes a technique for constructing a nickel chromium alloy lingual casting that reinforces a removable partial denture against heavy anterior occlusion. The metal can be cast into a thin secondary casting, and it is easily etched and bonded to the resin anterior teeth and associated base. This type of lingual casting has the potential to provide a simple and effective solution to the problem of repeated fracture or displacement of anterior teeth in many restorations.
authors.affiliation: University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Dentistry, Lincoln.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D002484:Cementation; D002858:Chromium Alloys; D003735:Dental Casting Technique; D003779:Denture Design / Q000379:methods; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D002858:Chromium Alloys