title: Design principles for cantilevered resin-bonded fixed partial dentures.
abstract: Recent clinical studies show 2-unit cantilevered resin-bonded fixed partial dentures to be as retentive or more retentive than their fixed-fixed counterparts. The fact that the 2-unit prosthesis is successful adds value to the clinical use of resin-bonded fixed partial dentures because the single-abutment prosthesis is even simpler and more cost effective than fixed-fixed designs. However, there is no evidence-based information relating to design principles for abutment preparation and framework design for the single-abutment, single-retainer prosthesis. The aim of this report is to suggest principles of design for the 2-unit cantilevered fixed partial denture, based on information gained from studies on fixed-fixed designs.
authors.affiliation: Discipline of Oral Rehabilitation, University of Hong Kong, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, 34 Hospital Road, Hong Kong. botelho@hkusua.hku.hk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Botelho
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D003779:Denture Design / Q000145:classification / Q000191:economics; D003781:Denture Retention; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed / Q000145:classification / Q000191:economics; D016379:Denture, Partial, Fixed, Resin-Bonded / Q000145:classification / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013499:Surface Properties; D019231:Tooth Preparation, Prosthodontic