Distal implants to modify the Kennedy classification of a removable partial denture: a clinical report

Distal implants to modify the Kennedy classification of a removable partial denture: a clinical report
July 2004
By Dusan V. Kuzmanovic, DDS, MDS, DipClinDent, Alan G.T. Payne, BDS, MDent, DDSc, David G. Purton, BDS, MDS
Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, The (PROS) Зѓў Volume 92 Зѓў Number 1 Зѓў p8 to p11
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Abstract
Dental implants or precision attachments can be used to resolve the bilateral distal extension removable partial denture (RPD) dilemma. This report describes the fabrication of a mandibular implant-supported chromium-cobalt RPD with a combination of bilateral single molar implants and metal ceramic crowns using the principles of the channel-shoulder-pin system. The maxillary arch was restored with splinted metal crowns and a conventional RPD retained by extracoronal precision attachments.