Esthetic Cast Direct Retainers for Distal Extension Removable Partial Dentures
Evidence based dentistry suggests that the need for restoration of partially edentulous condition is on the rise .Not every patient presenting with a distal extension partially edentulous situationis a candidate for implant therapy either due to medical or financial limitations. Therefore the cast removable partial denture (RPD) is here to stay until the stem cell research reaches a stage wherein the entire missing human tooth can be bioengineered in vivo. The conventional extra coronal cast circumferential or bar clasp can be quite an eye sore when used in the anterior part of the mouth. Although precision attachments or resilient retainer systems may be used, conventional extra coronal clasp assembly still remains the most commonly used direct retainer because they are less technique sensitive and more versatile in their application. Read more>>>>>>>>>>>>