title: Patient swallows removable partial denture: a clinical report.
abstract: The indications for a unilateral partial denture would appear to be when there is a single posterior tooth missing, bound on both sides by usable abutments. Another consideration for a unilateral partial denture is that the patient does not want to restore the space with a fixed partial denture. One drawback to this treatment modality is that the prosthesis needs to be removed after each meal and cleaned. Other more important reasons for not making a 1-tooth removable partial denture is that it provides no cross-arch stabilization and there is the chance that it may be swallowed if it becomes dislodged. This clinical and laboratory report describes how this patient was treated.
authors.affiliation: Drake Precision Dental Laboratory, Charlotte, N.C., USA.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Avery
mesh_terms: D003679:Deglutition; D003779:Denture Design; D003781:Denture Retention; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D004947:Esophagus / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010347:Patient Care Planning