title: The Use of Implants to Improve Removable Partial Denture Function.
abstract: The oral rehabilitation with conventional removable partial dentures in Kennedy class I patients allows continuous bone resorption, dislodgment of the prosthesis during the mastication caused by the resilience of the mucosa, and rotation of the prosthesis. Thus, the associations of distal implants become an attractive modality of treatment for these patients. This case report presented an association of removable partial dentures, milled crowns and osseointegrated implants to rehabilitate a partial edentulous patient. A removable partial denture associated with implants and metal-ceramic milled crowns can offer excellent esthetics, and will improve function and biomechanics, at a reduced cost.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology and Prosthodontics, Piracicaba Dental School, UNICAMP, Caixa Postal 52, Piracicaba, SP 13414-018 Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcele Jardim
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Pimentel
authors.affiliation: Prosthodontics III and Integrated Clinic, University of the Pacific, Asuncion, Paraguay.
authors.forename: Juan Pablo
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Arréllaga
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology and Prosthodontics, Piracicaba Dental School, UNICAMP, Caixa Postal 52, Piracicaba, SP 13414-018 Brazil.
authors.forename: Ataís
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bacchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology and Prosthodontics, Piracicaba Dental School, UNICAMP, Caixa Postal 52, Piracicaba, SP 13414-018 Brazil.
authors.forename: Altair A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Del Bel Cury
keywords: Biomechanical; Implants; Partial denture; Prosthetics associations