title: Surveying removable partial dentures: the importance of guiding planes and path of insertion for stability.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Although removable partial dentures are a favored option for the restoration of many situations that involve partial tooth loss, some patients are not satisfied with a removable partial denture, especially when it is not stable during mastication. A dental surveyor can be used to prevent countless problems related to the production of removable partial dentures. Many professionals working with oral rehabilitation fail to take advantage of the many uses of a surveyor in planning and designing chromium alloy and other metal removable partial denture frameworks.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This article uses an academic approach to describe the criteria used to determine the path and removal of a removable partial denture. A fundamental requirement for understanding the correct use of the dental surveyor is to prevent indiscriminate use of a path of insertion perpendicular to the occlusal plane, and extreme inclinations of the cast in the attempt to create undercuts on some teeth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: O L
authors.initials: OL
authors.lastname: Bezzon
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Mattos
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Ribero
mesh_terms: D002858:Chromium Alloys; D003722:Dental Alloys; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D003819:Denture Bases; D003779:Denture Design / Q000295:instrumentation; D003781:Denture Retention; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D006801:Humans; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000473:pathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008409:Mastication; D003765:Models, Dental; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013499:Surface Properties; D019231:Tooth Preparation, Prosthodontic
chemical_list: D002858:Chromium Alloys; D003722:Dental Alloys