Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 91, Issue 2 , Pages 105-113 , February 2004

Evaluation of photoelastic stress patterns produced by various designs of bilateral distal-extension removable partial dentures

Read before the Pacific Coast Society of Prosthodontists, Portland, Ore., and the American Prosthodontic Society, Chicago, Ill.

  • Wayne D Thompson, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Chief, Restorative Section, Veterans Administration Hospital, USA
    • ,
  • F.James Kratochvil, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Director of Postgraduate Prosthodontics, University of California, School of Denistry, USA
    • ,
  • Angelo A Caputo, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Chairman, Dental Materials Section, University of California, School of Dentistry, USA

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☆ Reprinted with permission from J Prosthet Dent 1997;38:261-73.

PII: S0022-3913(03)00238-5

doi: 10.1016/S0022-3913(03)00238-5

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 91, Issue 2 , Pages 105-113 , February 2004

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