Effects of the type and rigidity of the retainer and the number of abutting teeth on stress distribution of telescopic-retained removable partial dentures

Background/purpose: Little is known about the force-transmission characteristics and patterns of telescopic-retained removable partial dentures (RPDs) as related to their type and rigidity (rigid and/or resilient) and the number of abutting teeth supporting the telescopic dentures. In this study, we...

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Published in:	Journal of Dental Sciences
Main Authors:	Volkan Sahin, Funda Akaltan, Levend Parnas
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2012-03-01
Subjects:	removable partial denture strain telescopic retainer
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1991790212000025