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Volume 5 Issue 2 (February, 2017)

Case Reports

FUNCTIONAL IMPRESSION PROCEDURE FOR DISTAL EXTENTION CASES EMPLOYING ALTERED CAST TECHNIQUE- A CASE REPORT
Sidhant Sudan, V.K. Sudan

Edentulousness falls in a special category among the various conditions of dental origin. Tooth loss is the dental equivalent of mortality. The awareness and demand for quality of dental treatment is relatively increasing in recent generation and more so, as far as aesthetics are concerned, along with other functions of the prosthesis. In treating partially edentulous mouth, it requires more attention, principally for esthetics, in design. In an era of implants and fixed prosthesis, removable partial dentures are still a treatment of choice for a wide range of patients and clinicians. Removable partial denture treatment is considered a viable option to replace missing teeth as inexpensively as possible.
Factors influencing clinical treatment of partially dentate patients are varied, and there isa need to identify factors influencing success in the provision of removable partial dentures. The  most  challenging  job  for  a  prosthodontist  is  to  rehabilitate  the  partial  edentulous patient especially distal extension cases where fabrication of fixed prosthesis is quite impossible without using implants. Several  conventional  and  contemporary  treatment  options  are  available  for  treating  long  span  edentulous situations. This article provides a simplified approach for rehabilitating the partially edentulous situations using cast partial denture in the upper and lower arch, a case report.
Keywords: Cast partial denture, removable partial denture, retention, stability, support, altered cast technique.

Corresponding author: Dr. Sidhant Sudan, Sudan Dental Clinic, MIG- 58, Housing Colony, Phase-1, Udhampur (J&K)

This article may be cited as: Sudan S, Sudan VK. Functional impression procedure for distal extention cases employing altered cast technique: A case report. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2017;5(2):157-160.

 
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