PMID- 21175736
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20111014
LR  - 20110708
IS  - 1365-2842 (Electronic)
IS  - 0305-182X (Linking)
VI  - 38
IP  - 8
DP  - 2011 Aug
TI  - Designing cobalt chromium removable partial dentures for patients with shortened 
      dental arches: a pilot survey.
PG  - 608-14
LID - 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2010.02190.x [doi]
AB  - The aim of this survey was to investigate the quality of prescription for the 
      fabrication of cobalt chromium removable partial dentures (RPDs) that are used to 
      extend the shortened dental arches (SDAs). A survey of four commercial dental 
      laboratories located in northern England was conducted. The target of this survey 
      was cobalt chromium RPDs that were requested to restore SDAs comprising the 
      anterior teeth and 2-4 premolars. Dentists' prescriptions were scrutinised, and a 
      special data collection form was completed accordingly. A total of 94 dentists' 
      prescriptions and associated SDA casts were examined. Almost all the requested 
      cobalt chromium RPDs were clasp-retained RPDs (97%). Scrutinising the 91 
      prescriptions for clasp-retained cobalt chromium RPDs showed that dentists' 
      prescriptions did not have any instructions about the design of the partial 
      denture in a considerable proportion of the cases (32%). Teeth to be clasped were 
      identified clearly in 45% of the prescriptions. A majority of the dentists (64%) 
      failed to provide any instructions about the design of the rests to be placed on 
      the most posterior premolar abutment teeth. A considerable proportion of the 
      dentists delegated the task of selecting the type of the major connector to the 
      dental technician (41%). Only 21 (23%) of the examined casts had clearly defined 
      rest seat preparation. The outcome of this pilot survey shows inadequate quality 
      of prescription in designing RPDs for patients with SDAs. This finding has an 
      ethical and clinical bearing and does not fit with current legal guidelines 
      relevant to designing RPDs.
CI  - (c) 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
FAU - Nassani, M Z
AU  - Nassani MZ
AD  - University of Aleppo, Syria. mznassani@hotmail.com
FAU - Devlin, H
AU  - Devlin H
FAU - Tarakji, B
AU  - Tarakji B
FAU - McCord, J F
AU  - McCord JF
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20101222
PL  - England
TA  - J Oral Rehabil
JT  - Journal of oral rehabilitation
JID - 0433604
RN  - 0 (Chromium Alloys)
SB  - IM
MH  - *Chromium Alloys
MH  - Dental Arch/*abnormalities
MH  - Denture Design/*standards
MH  - Denture, Partial, Removable/*standards
MH  - England
MH  - Female
MH  - General Practice, Dental
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Pilot Projects
EDAT- 2010/12/24 06:00
MHDA- 2011/10/15 06:00
CRDT- 2010/12/24 06:00
PHST- 2010/12/24 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2010/12/24 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2011/10/15 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2010.02190.x [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Oral Rehabil. 2011 Aug;38(8):608-14. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2010.02190.x. 
      Epub 2010 Dec 22.