Abstract:
Objective: To review the periodontal considerations associated with removable partial denture therapy.
Materials and methods: Using a MEDLINE search, for removable partial dentures periodontal, a total of 712 papers from peer-reviewed journals came in results. The MEDLINE search was made more specific by applying filters to the key phrase with other key words such as periodontal evaluation(140), direct retainers(77), non-surgical periodontal(8), surgical periodontal(180), plaque(249), periodontal indices(112), tooth mobility,(180) periodontal maintenance,(60) splinting,(198) and split major connector(2). Both in vivo and in vitro studies on the Perio-prosthodontic aspects of RPD treatment were included in the study pool whereas case Series and case reports were excluded.
Result: A total of 1206 studies were collected from the search engine. After applying the exclusion criteria and filtering the duplicates a total of 95 studies were included for the narrative review.
Conclusions: Out of all the factors, recall and oral and denture hygiene have the utmost importance.
Key words: Keywords: Perio-prosthodontics, removable partial denture, periodontal indices.
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