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McCracken's Removable Partial Prosthodontics

  • 13th Edition - November 3, 2015
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Alan B. Carr, David T. Brown
  • Language: English

The standard in prosthodontics for nearly 50 years, McCracken's Removable Partial Prosthodontics, 13th Edition walks readers through all the principles and concepts surroundi… Read more

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The standard in prosthodontics for nearly 50 years, McCracken's Removable Partial Prosthodontics, 13th Edition walks readers through all the principles and concepts surrounding removable partial denture treatment planning and design that today’s practitioners need to know. Using an evidence-based approach, this full-color text incorporates the latest information on new techniques, procedures, and equipment, including expanded information on dynamic communication and the use of implants with removable partial dentures. From initial contact with the patient to post-treatment care, McCracken’s is the complete foundation today’s dentists need to successfully practice prosthodontic care.

Key features

  • A variety of philosophies and techniques are featured throughout the text, so readers can select and incorporate applicable techniques on a case-by-case basis
  • Full-color drawings and photographs give readers a detailed view of techniques, materials, and anatomic detail
  • Evidence-based approach uses current research to help readers diagnose, design, develop, and sequence a treatment plan
  • Expert guidance from both authors walks readers through the latest techniques as well as technological advances specific to removable partial dentures

Readership

Dental students

Table of contents

PART I: GENERAL CONCEPTS/TREATMENT PLANNING

1. PARTIALLY EDENTULOUS EPIDEMIOLOGY, PHYSIOLOGY, AND TERMINOLOGY

2. CONSIDERATION FOR MANAGING PARTIAL TOOTH LOSS

3. CLASSIFICATION OF PARTIALLY EDENTULOUS ARCHES

4. BIOMECHANICS OF REMOVABLE PARTIAL DENTURES

5. MAJOR AND MINOR CONNECTORS

6. RESTS AND REST SEATS

7. DIRECT RETAINERS

8. INDIRECT RETAINERS

9. DENTURE BASE CONSIDERATIONS

10. PRINCIPLES OF REMOVABLE PARTIAL DENTURE DESIGN

11. SURVEYING

PART II: CLINICAL AND LABORATORY

12. DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT PLANNING

13. PREPARATION OF MOUTH FOR REMOVABLE PARTIAL DENTURES

14. PREPARATION OF ABUTMENT TEETH

15. IMPRESSION MATERIALS AND PROCEDURES FOR REMOVABLE PARTIAL DENTURES

16. SUPPORT FOR THE DISTAL EXTENSION DENTURE BASE

17. OCCLUSAL RELATIONSHIPS FOR REMOVABLE PARTIAL DENTURES

18. LABORATORY PROCEDURES

19. WORK AUTHORIZATIONS FOR REMOVABLE PARTIAL DENTURES

20. INITIAL PLACEMENT, ADJUSTMENT, AND SERVICING OF THE REMOVABLE PARTIAL DENTURE

PART III: MAINTENANCE

21. RELINING AND REBASING THE REMOVABLE PARTIAL DENTURE

22. REPAIRS AND ADDITIONS TO REMOVABLE PARTIAL DENTURES

23. INTERIM REMOVABLE PARTIAL DENTURES

24. REMOVABLE PARTIAL DENTURE CONSIDERATIONS IN MAXILLOFACIAL PROSTHETICS

25. CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE USE OF DENTAL IMPLANTS WITH REMOVABLE PARTIAL DENTURES

APPENDIX A: GLOSSARY
APPENDIX B: SELECTED READING RESOURCES

Product details

  • Edition: 13
  • Latest edition
  • Published: December 2, 2015
  • Language: English

About the authors

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Alan B. Carr

Alan B. Carr, DMD is a Prosthodontic Consultant and Professor of Dentistry in the Department of Dental Specialties at the Mayo Clinic. He specializes in oral health-systemic health interactions and how a patient's oral health-related findings may impact overall disease prevention and management.
Affiliations and expertise
Prosthodontic Consultant and Professor of Dentistry in the Department of Dental Specialties

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David T. Brown

Affiliations and expertise
Retired Assistant Dean for Clinical Affairs Chair and Professor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry School of Dentistry Indiana University Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A.