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A removable partial denture (RPD) is a denture for a partially edentulous patient who desires to have replacement teeth for functional or aesthetic reasons and who cannot have a bridge (a fixed partial denture) for any reason, such as a lack of required teeth to serve as support for a bridge (i.e. distal abutments) or financial limitations.
Left is lower/mandibular; upper/maxillary is at right. Pierre Fauchard described the construction of dentures using a metal frame, animal bone teeth, and leaf springs in 1728. [16] As early as the 7th century BC, Etruscans in northern Italy made partial dentures out of human or other animal teeth fastened together with gold bands.
This may result in decreased ability to chew food well, a decreased quality of life, social insecurity and decreasing esthetics because of a collapsing of the lower third of their face. The bone loss also results in a significant decrease in chewing force, prompting many denture and partial wearers to avoid certain kinds of food.
There has been a decline in both the prevalence and incidence of tooth loss within the last decades; [1] [2] people retain their natural dentition for longer. Nonetheless there is still a great demand for complete dentures as more than 10% of adults aged 50–64 are completely edentulous, with age, smoking status and socioeconomic status being significant risk factors. [2]
The first complete set of dentures is attributed to 16th century Japan. [17] They were known as the Japanese box and are quite similar in shape to modern day dentures. Carved ivory upper and lower dentures (18th century) In the 1700s, ivory dentures were developed from walrus, elephant or hippopotamus tusks. [18]
Conventional style dentures are removable appliances and are designed to be either a complete denture or a partial denture anchoring to adjacent teeth. There are many denture designs, some which rely on chemical bonding or clasping onto teeth or attached via dental implants known as fixed prosthodontics.
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