title: An update on conventional fixed bridges: 2. Designing fixed bridgework.
abstract: Most patients who have lost teeth prefer a fixed prosthesis to a removable prosthesis. In this, the second article in the series, we consider the principles of design that are applicable to conventional fixed bridgework and which will enable the clinician to select the prosthesis most appropriate for a partially dentate patient.
authors.affiliation: Leeds Dental Institute, UK.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cassidy
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Gutteridge
mesh_terms: D003779:Denture Design; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D006801:Humans