Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Designing Removable Partial Denture Among Interns and Dentist; Dental Schools in Pakistan

here are multiple options available in modern day restorative dentistry to restore partially edentulous arches.1 From simple removable options of restoration with fixed options with or without dental implants.1 While choosing between the options over all treatment cost, time and oral hygiene maintenance is mostly considered by the dentist.2 Removable partial denture (RPD) is one of the simple options available and if used scientifically and strategically could benefit the patient in restoration of function and esthetic and could be acceptable to the patient as well.2-3 There are different clinical and laboratory steps in the designing of an RPD such as surveying the primary cast and drawing a preliminary design and marking out the areas which need modification.3 After the tooth modification have been done the secondary cast is again reoriented on the dental surveyor and checked for the appropriate amount of tooth modification have been done in the mouth. Once satisfied the final design is drawn on the laboratory from and send to the laboratory technician to follow the design instructions.4-5 There are many components of an RPD which 1. Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Baqai Dental College, Baqai Medical University, Karachi. 2. Registrar, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Baqai Dental College, Baqai Medical University, Karachi. 3. Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi. 4. Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Bakhtawar Amin Medical and Dental College, Multan. 5. Senior Registrar, Department of Prosthodontics, Baqai Dental College, Baqai Medical University, Karachi. 6. Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Institute of Dentistry Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro. Corresponding author: “Dr. Fatima Naseem Ahmed Khan” < fnaknlm@gmail.com >