title: Hinge for a unilateral maxillary arch prosthesis.
abstract: This article describes a technique for the fabrication of a hinge that may be incorporated into a maxillary removable partial denture with a unilateral distal-extension denture base. The hinge breaks the stress that would be transmitted to the dentulous arch segment through the retentive portion. Figs. 7 and 8 show a typical arch situation where the Palatar hinge may be incorporated.
mesh_terms: D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D003779:Denture Design; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla