Use of roots to establish favorable removable partial denture design: case reports.
Judicious retention of roots can alter the position of the anterior fulcrum line and so simplify removable partial denture design. Complicated tooth-tissue-supported designs are thus transformed into much simpler tooth-supported removable partial overdentures.
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Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Tel Aviv University, Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Israel.
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D000044:Dental Abutments; D016734:Dental Clasps; D003779:Denture Design; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D006801:Humans; D014092:Tooth Root