title: A clinical overview of removable prostheses: 3. Principles of design for removable partial dentures.
abstract: Removable partial dentures (RPDs) should not be made for patients unless they are necessary. Most partial dentures have the potential to cause some damage to the teeth and supporting tissues, however well they are designed and constructed; the criteria for selecting such devices were described in a previous article. In general there is merit in, wherever possible, reducing tissue coverage as much as possible when RPDs are being planned. This article, the third in a series on the prescription of RPDs, discusses the design principles involved.
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; D016734:Dental Clasps; D003764:Dental Materials; D003779:Denture Design / Q000379:methods*; D003834:Denture Precision Attachment; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000145:classification; D006801:Humans; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008334:Mandible; D008437:Maxilla; D003765:Models, Dental; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting
chemical_list: D003764:Dental Materials