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McCracken's Removable Partial Prosthodontics

  • 14th Edition - January 20, 2026
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Lisa A. Lang, Lily T. García, Ahmed Mahrous
  • Language: English

The standard in prosthodontics for 65 years, McCracken's Removable Partial Prosthodontics, 14th Edition, provides comprehensive coverage of treatment planning and design princi… Read more

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The standard in prosthodontics for 65 years, McCracken's Removable Partial Prosthodontics, 14th Edition, provides comprehensive coverage of treatment planning and design principles for removable partial dentures, essential for dental students and practicing clinicians alike. Using an evidence-based approach, this edition features new detailed illustrations, clinical photos, and updated content on digital technologies, enriched by expert authorship that brings the latest clinical insights to this definitive prosthodontics resource. From initial contact with the patient to post-treatment care, McCracken’s offers the complete foundation today’s dentists need to successfully practice prosthodontic care.

Key features

  • Updated information on the use of implants with removable partial dentures highlights considerations in treatment planning, including the selection of implants and provision of care using dental implants
  • Evidence-based approach uses current research to help you diagnose, design, develop, and sequence a treatment plan
  • Updated content addresses laboratory support for removable partial dentures

Readership

Dental students

Table of contents

PART I: GENERAL CONCEPTS/TREATMENT PLANNING

1. Partially Edentulous Epidemiology, Physiology, and Terminology

2. Considerations 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

12. Considerations of Removable Partial Denture Materials

PART II: CLINICAL AND LABORATORY

13. Diagnosis and Treatment Planning

14. Preparation of the Mouth for Removable Partial Dentures

15. Preparation of Abutment Teeth

16. Impression Materials and Procedures for Removable Partial Dentures

17. Framework Try In

18. Occlusal Relationships for Removable Partial Dentures

19. Work Authorizations for Removable Partial Dentures

20. Laboratory Procedures

21. Initial Placement, Adjustment, and Servicing of the Removable Partial Denture

PART III: LONG-TERM SUCCESS: PATIENT AND PROSTHESIS

22. Long-Term Care of the Patient

23. Relining and Rebasing the Removable Partial Denture

24. Repairs and Additions to Removable Partial Dentures

PART IV: MAINTENANCE

25. Considerations for the Use of Dental Implants with Removable Partial Dentures

26. Interim Removable Partial Dentures

Product details

  • Edition: 14
  • Latest edition
  • Published: February 6, 2026
  • Language: English

About the editors

LL

Lisa A. Lang

Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Prosthodontics, Executive Associate Dean, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, Indiana

LG

Lily T. García

Affiliations and expertise
Dean and Professor, James S. Cole Endowed Professorship, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas

AM

Ahmed Mahrous

Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Director of CAD CAM Dentistry, Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health, A.T. Stills University, Mesa, Arizona