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Partial Dentures

• Partial dentures are removable dental appliances designed to replace missing teeth and are commonly retained and supported by the remaining natural teeth.

• Retention often involves wire retention around the natural teeth and these wires are often visible.

Varieties of Partial Dentures

• Partial dentures using wire retention are the most common variety.

• There are a number of other varieties that are available for patients who do not wish to see the wire retention.

Case #1 Standard Partial Denture

retained with Wires

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In many circumstances, these partial dentures provide acceptabletreatment to replace missing teeth with a minimal financialcommitment. However, many patients are unhappy with the display of the wires.

Case #2 Partial Denture On Casts


This case illustrates a combination of an upper and lower partial denture. This case is limited. All of the posterior and anterior teeth on one side of the

mouth are missing. This requires the placement of wire retention on theanterior teeth on the other side of the mouth.

Case #3


This case involves an upper denture combined with a lower partialdenture. The wires used to retain the partial denture are designed to minimize

the display of metal. The patient’s lower lip will cover the wires.

Wire Retention

Case #4


This case combines crowns with a partial denture. This combination provides the opportunity to hide the retention

mechanism. No wires are visible when finished.

Case #5


This is another variety of a partial denture combining crowns and apartial denture with a hidden retention mechanism.

Case #6


This is another variety of a partial denture combining crowns and apartial denture with a hidden retention mechanism. Frame #1 Crowns on a cast. Frame #2 Crowns combined with partial denture.

Case #6 The same case seated in

The mouth


Again, recognize the lower partial denture is seated and we cannot seeany wire retention.

Before & After with Frames

Case #7


This case combines crowns on the upper teeth with a standard partialdenture on the lower teeth. The lower partial denture was placed as a temporary measure.

Case #7 Before and After Frames


All upper teeth restored with Crowns. Lower posterior teeth restored with a standard partial denture.

Case #7 Before and After Frames


Same case illustrating the lower partial denture on the biting surface. Second frame illustrating the partial denture from the right side.