title: Rehabilitation strategies for partially edentulous-prosthodontic principles and current trends.
abstract: The prosthetic considerations for treatment of partially edentulous patients involve evaluation of important aspects such as presence of certain functional or skeletal deficits, orientation of the occlusal plane, free-way space, size and location of edentulous areas, number, strategic location and quality of the likely abutment teeth, vertical dimension, and the type of occlusion. A comprehensive evaluation, multidisciplinary approach and a sequential treatment plan, worked out in harmony with the patient's perceptions are important factors to ensure a successful outcome. This article discusses the principles, current trends and importance of clinical decisions in designing a treatment strategy when confronted with complex situations of partial edentulism.
authors.affiliation: Commanding Officer, 200 Military Dental Centre, C/o 56 APO.
authors.forename: Dsj
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: D'Souza
authors.affiliation: Graded Specialist (Prosthodontics), MDC, BEG, Kirkee (East), Pune.
authors.forename: Parag
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dua
keywords: full mouth rehabilitation; implant supported prostheses; partial edentulism