title: A new sectional partial denture utilizing lock mechanism for an upper removable partial denture.
abstract: A new sectional partial denture utilizing lock mechanism (lock denture) has been developed. Utilizing the lock mechanism, two parts of sectional partial denture are locked together easily and tightly. A lock denture has been constructed for an upper removable partial denture, has been worn for over three months and has clinically been proven to obtain good function and esthetics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Removable Prosthodontics, Osaka University Faculty of Dentistry, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamaga
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Soga
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nokubi
mesh_terms: D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003779:Denture Design; D003834:Denture Precision Attachment; D003781:Denture Retention / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008875:Middle Aged