Background: Feedback of the weak areas of knowledge in RPD using continuous competency or other test forms is very essential to develop the student knowledge and the syllabus as well. This act should be a regular practice. Aim: To use the outcome of competency test and the objectives structured clinical examination of removable partial denture as a reliable measure to provide a continuous feedb...

Providing harmonious group function occlusion in artificial teeth either in removable partial denture or fixed partial denture is a difficult task. Developing group function needs fully adjustable articulator, which is not possible in routine clinical practice. In such cases functionally generated path technique (FGP) is ideal. It is very simple if we do it in a precise and systemic method. Onl...

In this issue of the Journal, the case report by Garoushi et al illustrates an exciting technique for fixed tooth replacement that can be done chairside using a new class of dental material, fiberreinforced composite. This approach provides the patient with a cost effective treatment alternative that a clinician can choose to augment the traditional fixed prosthodontic approaches of porcelain f...

Edentulism is the major problem in the developing countries, and is widely spread in the current population, although the prevalence is declining and incidence of tooth loss is decreasing in the developed nations. The prevalence of edentulism in India varies from 60% to 69% of 25 years and above age group. It is obvious that the number of lost teeth increases with age leading to an increase in ...

SUBJECTS The study sample was derived from dental hospital patients awaiting the provision of a mandibular bilateral free-end removable partial denture (RPD). Inclusion criteria included the following: (1) maximum of 8 remaining mandibular teeth; (2) 1 to 2 anterior teeth spaces allowed, provided they were restorable using resin-bonded fixed partial dentures (FPDs); and (3) plaque score of 20% ...

Naturally occurring axially directed closing and chewing forces were measured in ten patients with mandibular fixture-supported cross-arch prostheses occluding with maxillary complete dentures. The design of the mandibular constructions was characterized by bilateral posterior two-unit cantilevers. The forces were measured using eight miniature strain gauge transducers mounted in the maxillary ...