PRS 412

The course will provide students with a full understanding of the sequence of procedures involved in the provision of removable partial dentures. Special attention will be given to principles of design, impression techniques, and problems met with in different classes of partial dentures. The course will also familiarise the student with the clinical records necessary to diagnose and design removable partial dentures. It will focus on the influence of biological and biomechanical factors related to partial denture design.

Diagnosis and treatment planning for partial removable prosthodontics. Mouth preparation for receiving partial dentures. Impression making for partial dentures and altered cast technique. Partial denture jaw relation records. Partial denture insertion and after care. Problems in design of partial dentures. Repair and relining.