Clinical application of removable partial dentures using thermoplastic resin鈥擯art I: Definition and indication of non-metal clasp dentures
详细信息 查看全文
- 作者：Kenji Fueki ; Chikahiro Ohkubo ; Masaru Yatabe ; Ichiro Arakawa ; Masahiro Arita ; Satoshi Ino ; Toshikazu Kanamori ; Yasuhiko Kawai ; Misao Kawara ; Osamu Komiyama ; Tetsuya Suzuki ; Kazuhiro Nagata ; Maki Hosoki ; Shin-ichi Masumi ; Mutsuo Yamauchi ; Hideki Aita ; Takahiro Ono ; Hisatomo Kondo ; Katsushi Tamaki ; Yoshizo Matsuka ; Hiroaki Tsukasaki ; et al.
- 关键词：Removable partial denture ; Thermoplastic resin ; Non-metal clasp denture ; Resin clasp ; Metal allergy
- 刊名：Journal of Prosthodontic Research
- 出版年：January, 2014
- 年：2014
- 卷：58
- 期：1
- 页码：3-10
- 全文大小：1214 K
文摘
This position paper proposes a definition and naming standard for removable partial dentures (RPDs) using thermoplastic resin, and presents a guideline for clinical application. A panel of 14 experts having broad experience with clinical application of RPDs using thermoplastic resin was selected from members of the Japan Prosthodontic Society. At a meeting of the panel, 鈥渘on-metal clasp denture鈥?was referred as the generic name of RPDs with retentive elements (resin clasps) made of thermoplastic resin. The panel classified non-metal clasp dentures into two types: one with a flexible structure that lacks a metal framework and the other having a rigid structure that includes a metal framework. According to current prosthetic principles, flexible non-metal clasp dentures are not recommended as definitive dentures, except for limited cases such as patients with a metal allergy. Rigid non-metal clasp dentures are recommended in cases where patients will not accept metal clasps for esthetic reasons. Non-metal clasp dentures should follow the same design principles as conventional RPDs using metal clasps.