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The Use of Implants to Improve Removable Partial Denture Function

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The Journal of Indian Prosthodontic Society

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.

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Acknowledgments

We wish to thank Dr. Lourdes Servían, specialist in restorative process, Uningá, University of Maringá/Bauru - SP, Brazil for her assistance in the oral rehabilitation.

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  1. Department of Periodontology and Prosthodontics, Piracicaba Dental School, UNICAMP, Caixa Postal 52, Piracicaba, SP, 13414-018, Brazil

    Marcele Jardim Pimentel, Ataís Bacchi & Altair A. Del Bel Cury

  2. Prosthodontics III and Integrated Clinic, University of the Pacific, Asuncion, Paraguay

    Juan Pablo Arréllaga

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Pimentel, M.J., Arréllaga, J.P., Bacchi, A. et al. The Use of Implants to Improve Removable Partial Denture Function. J Indian Prosthodont Soc 14 (Suppl 1), 243–247 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13191-013-0307-1

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