Abutment positioning in a cantilevered shortened dental arch: A clinical report and static analysis☆☆☆★★★♢
Abstract
This article describes the extension of a shortened dental arch with a cantilever fixed partial denture in a patient who refused to be treated with an implant-supported and retained prosthesis. Orthodontic movement of the distal abutment to enlarge the interabutment span was performed before the final restoration. The mechanical advantage of the enlarged span in a cantilever fixed partial denture is analyzed, discussed, and demonstrated by 2-dimensional static analysis. (J Prosthet Dent 2003;89:227-31.)
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☆ Reprint requests to: Dr Israel Lewinstein, Department of Oral Rehabilitation, The Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, ISRAEL, Tel: 972-3-6409068, Fax: 972-3-6409250, E-mail: lewins@post.tau.ac.il
☆☆ aSenior lecturer, Department of Oral Rehabilitation.
★ bResearch associate, Department of Oral Rehabilitation.
★★ cSenior lecturer, Department of Oral Rehabilitation.
♢ 0022-3913/2003/$35.00 + 0
PII: S0022-3913(02)52744-X
doi:10.1067/mpr.2003.44
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