Digital design and fabrication of a guiding template for preparing occlusal rest seats in removable partial denture abutments.

Abstract

Occlusal rest seats, providing support, are essential to a successful removable partial denture (RPD). With the development of computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD-CAM), this report presents a novel method of designing and fabricating a guiding template to precisely prepare occlusal rest seats for RPD abutments.