title: A clinical overview of removable prostheses: 2. Impression making for partial dentures.
abstract: This, the second article in a series on the prescription of removable partial dentures, will deal with the issue of primary impression and primary casts for partial dentures. The principles of definitive impressions and master cast planning will be described.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Prosthodontics, University Dental Hospital of Manchester.
authors.forename: J Fraser
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: McCord
authors.forename: Nick J A
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Grey
authors.forename: Raymond B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Winstanley
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000044:Dental Abutments; D003735:Dental Casting Technique; D003760:Dental Impression Materials; D003761:Dental Impression Technique / Q000295:instrumentation; D003779:Denture Design; D003823:Denture Rebasing; D003781:Denture Retention; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable / Q000145:classification; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D003760:Dental Impression Materials