Removable partial denture design: A review and a challenge

Implant‐Retained Partial Overdenture with Resilient Attachments

“…Some of the potential disadvantages of RPD treatment are the risk of developing caries, periodontal involvement of the abutment teeth, continuous ridge resorption, and unesthetic appearance of the clasps 1–6 . Numerous articles have been written on RPD design, ultimately guiding clinicians to construct simple and functional prostheses 7–13 …”

Influence of Abutment Selection in Maxillary Kennedy Class II RPD on Elastic Stress Distribution in Oral Mucosa: An FEM Study

“…THE MAJOR connector of a removable partial denture (RPD) plays a critical role in transmitting applied occlusal forces from artificial teeth to all the supporting structures. The connector must be rigid if it is to be successful in transmitting lateral forces to the RPD abutments on the other side of the dental arch 1–3 . Some clinical studies indicate that there is no adverse effect on the abutment teeth if RPDs include rigid major connectors and the other essential requirements in their design and are maintained with a comprehensive recall program 4,5 …”

“…The connector must be rigid if it is to be successful 1 in transmitting lateral forces to the RPD abutments on the other side of the dental arch. [1][2][3] Some clinical studies indicate that there is no adverse effect on the abutment teeth if RPDs include rigid major connectors and the other essential requirements in their design and are maintained with a comprehensive recall program. 4,5 The rigidity of an RPD framework is influenced by its width, thickness, design of the connector, 6,7 curvature of the ridge arc span, 7,8 and the elastic modulus of the alloy used in the framework.…”

Removable Partial Denture Designing: Variation of Hard and Soft Tissue Anatomy and Maxillary Major Connector Selection

“…The U-shape is indicated for use in cases with an inoperable palatal torus, Kennedy class III with multiple modifications [31,8], Kennedy class IV rotational-path RPDs [32,33], and in cases with an overstated gag reflex and unable to accepta bar or strap crossing their posterior palate. Although often used arbitrarily, the U-shape major connector should not be the design of first choice, because other connectors may serve more effectively [29,31,34].…”