title: Evolution of removable partial denture design.
abstract: This is a brief overview of the progress of design philosophies of removable partial dentures. It begins in 1711 with the first published description of a removable partial denture prosthesis and continues, with discussion of the most significant discoveries, through 1990.
authors.affiliation: Department of Fixed Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Colorado, Denver.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Kaiser
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Goldfogel
mesh_terms: D016734:Dental Clasps / Q000266:history; D003779:Denture Design / Q000266:history*; D003781:Denture Retention / Q000266:history; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable / Q000266:history*; D005060:Europe; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D014481:United States