The integration of restorations with existent partial dentures.

Abstract

The relationship between an occlusal rest or clasp arm of a partial denture and the respective supporting tooth is critical and should be exact. Because of the necessity on occasion to remove the natural supportive enamel due to underlying caries, it becomes important that any restoration replacing the enamel should have the same configuration as before if the function of the rest or clasp is to be restored. This intricacy is often casually dealt with in practice. A simple but more exact technique to overcome this problem is described.