title: Repair with a surveyed cast clasp while patient retains the partial denture.
abstract: A technique is described that allows a removable partial denture with a broken clasp or a removable partial denture in which an abutment has been extracted to be restored by the reattachment of a new cast clasp component or a complete surveyed clasp assembly. The technique is applicable to most clasp designs and can include attachment to the acrylic denture base or the metal major connector. The technique is distinguished from other repair techniques by (1) providing a cast clasp replacement, (2) allowing the patient to retain the prosthesis during the repair, (3) generating a precisely formed surveyed clasp assembly by the laboratory, and (4) including an efficient transfer mechanism for the precision clasp created in the laboratory to be attached to the removable partial denture in the dental office. A two-step impression procedure is used to ensure proper relation of the partial denture to the abutments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry, Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, Dental School, University of Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Livaditis
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003722:Dental Alloys; D016734:Dental Clasps; D003761:Dental Impression Technique; D003770:Dental Offices; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D003819:Denture Bases; D003779:Denture Design; D003834:Denture Precision Attachment; D003780:Denture Repair; D003781:Denture Retention; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D006801:Humans; D007754:Laboratories, Dental; D014081:Tooth Extraction
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D003722:Dental Alloys