dental clasps

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Alias: dental clasp
Summary: Metal devices for fastening together two or more parts of dental prostheses for stabilizing or retaining them by attachment to abutment teeth. For a precision attachment for a partial denture DENTURE PRECISION ATTACHMENT is available.

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Publications

  1. Complications and failures in removable partial dentures: a clinical evaluation
    M Saito
    Removable Prosthodontics and Stomatognathic Rehabilitation, Department of Oral Functional Science, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
    J Oral Rehabil 29:627-33
  2. Lingual retention and the elimination of the visible clasp arm
    James S Brudvik
    University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
    J Esthet Restor Dent 19:247-54; discussion 255
  3. Influence of loading positions of mandibular unilateral distal extension removable partial dentures on movements of abutment tooth and denture base
    Xilin Jin
    Department of Masticatory Function Rehabilitation, Division of Oral Health Sciences, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
    J Med Dent Sci 51:155-63
  4. [Deflected mode parameters in parodontal tissues of abutment tooth in case of removable denture use with lock-type fixation]
    R O Fidarov
    Stomatologiia (Mosk) 86:60-3
  5. [A study of tarnish induced by Streptococcus sobrinus serotype g on Co-Cr, Ni-Cr and casting titanium alloys]
    Yingliang Song
    Stomatology College, Fourth Military Medical University
    Hua Xi Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 20:14-7
  6. Effect of arm design and chemical polishing on retentive force of cast titanium alloy clasps
    Hidemasa Shimpo
    Department of Removable Prosthodontics, Tsurumi University, Yokohama, Japan
    J Prosthodont 17:300-7
  7. Esthetic design in removable partial prosthodontics
    David R Cagna
    Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Tennessee, College of Dentistry, USA
    J Tenn Dent Assoc 86:36-42
  8. Retention of maxillary implant overdenture bars of different designs
    B H Williams
    School of Dentistry, University of California at Los Angeles, 90095, USA
    J Prosthet Dent 86:603-7
  9. Maxillary and mandibular overlay removable partial dentures for the treatment of posterior open-occlusal relationship: a clinical report
    Rafael Del Castillo
    Division of Prosthodontics, Eastman Dental Center, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
    J Prosthet Dent 87:587-92
  10. Finite element method analysis of the stress distribution to supporting tissues in a Class IV Aramany removable partial denture (Part I: the teeth and periodontal ligament)
    Jafar Gharechahi
    Department of Prosthodontics, Mashhad University, Khorassa, Iran
    J Contemp Dent Pract 9:65-72

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Publications62

  1. Complications and failures in removable partial dentures: a clinical evaluation
    M Saito
    Removable Prosthodontics and Stomatognathic Rehabilitation, Department of Oral Functional Science, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
    J Oral Rehabil 29:627-33
    ..Complication and failure rates of TDs were high at abutment teeth and low level at retainers. Complication and failure rates of ODs were high at retainers...
  2. Lingual retention and the elimination of the visible clasp arm
    James S Brudvik
    University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
    J Esthet Restor Dent 19:247-54; discussion 255
    ..This article reviews the concepts for creating lingual clasp arms that enhance the esthetic quality of prostheses...
  3. Influence of loading positions of mandibular unilateral distal extension removable partial dentures on movements of abutment tooth and denture base
    Xilin Jin
    Department of Masticatory Function Rehabilitation, Division of Oral Health Sciences, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
    J Med Dent Sci 51:155-63
    ..01). CONCLUSION: Ending the denture teeth at the mesial cusp of second molar and positioning the occlusal contacts over the ridge crest adequately stabilize the abutment tooth and denture base of RPD-U...
  4. [Deflected mode parameters in parodontal tissues of abutment tooth in case of removable denture use with lock-type fixation]
    R O Fidarov
    Stomatologiia (Mosk) 86:60-3
  5. [A study of tarnish induced by Streptococcus sobrinus serotype g on Co-Cr, Ni-Cr and casting titanium alloys]
    Yingliang Song
    Stomatology College, Fourth Military Medical University
    Hua Xi Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 20:14-7
    ..05). CONCLUSION: Streptococcus sobrinus serotype g affects the color of Co-Cr, Ni-Cr and casting titanium alloys, but the color does not change from yellow-green range to red-yellow range...
  6. Effect of arm design and chemical polishing on retentive force of cast titanium alloy clasps
    Hidemasa Shimpo
    Department of Removable Prosthodontics, Tsurumi University, Yokohama, Japan
    J Prosthodont 17:300-7
    ..To maintain appropriate long-term retentive force, the retentive arms should be placed in the 1/2 undercut area of the abutment tooth...
  7. Esthetic design in removable partial prosthodontics
    David R Cagna
    Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Tennessee, College of Dentistry, USA
    J Tenn Dent Assoc 86:36-42
  8. Retention of maxillary implant overdenture bars of different designs
    B H Williams
    School of Dentistry, University of California at Los Angeles, 90095, USA
    J Prosthet Dent 86:603-7
    ..CONCLUSION: The results of this in vitro study suggest that the precise selection and placement of attachments may affect the clinical success of maxillary implant-retained overdentures...
  9. Maxillary and mandibular overlay removable partial dentures for the treatment of posterior open-occlusal relationship: a clinical report
    Rafael Del Castillo
    Division of Prosthodontics, Eastman Dental Center, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
    J Prosthet Dent 87:587-92
    ....
  10. Finite element method analysis of the stress distribution to supporting tissues in a Class IV Aramany removable partial denture (Part I: the teeth and periodontal ligament)
    Jafar Gharechahi
    Department of Prosthodontics, Mashhad University, Khorassa, Iran
    J Contemp Dent Pract 9:65-72
    ..The axis of rotation can be changed by altering the RPD design as well as the direction and amount of force applied to the teeth...
  11. Systematic clinical evaluation and correction procedures for support of removable partial dentures
    Yuji Sato
    Department of Geriatric Dentistry, Showa University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
    J Prosthodont 17:228-32
    ..Appropriate design of RPDs and preparation of abutments are also described...
  12. Comparative study of circumferential clasp retention force for titanium and cobalt-chromium removable partial dentures
    Renata Cristina Silveira Rodrigues
    Dental Materials and Prosthesis Department, Ribeirão Preto School of Dentistry, São Paulo University, São Paulo, Brazil
    J Prosthet Dent 88:290-6
    ..01). CONCLUSION: Within the limitations of this simulation study, the results suggest that commercially pure titanium clasps maintained retention over a simulated 5-year period, with lower retention force than identical Co-Cr clasps...
  13. Metal framework modifications to accommodate wrought wire clasps in distal extension removable partial dentures
    Ray S Krug
    J Prosthet Dent 89:79-81
    ..The article discusses minor modifications of the metal framework of distal extension removable partial dentures to accommodate the wrought wire assembly...
  14. The milled surface as a precision attachment
    James S Brudvik
    Department of Prosthodontics, University of Washington School of Dentistry, Box 357452, Seattle, WA 989195, USA
    Dent Clin North Am 48:685-708, vi
    ....
  15. The effects of loading locations and direct retainers on the movements of the abutment tooth and denture base of removable partial dentures
    Wakana Mizuuchi
    Department of Removable Prosthodontics, Graduate School Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan
    J Med Dent Sci 49:11-8
    ..The location of loading points influenced both of the magnitude and direction of the abutment tooth and denture base movement. Posterior and lingual loading resulted in significantly distal displacement of abutment tooth (p < 0.05)...
  16. [A systematic approach for removable partial denture design]
    N Samet
    Dept. of Prosthodontics, Hebrew University-Hadassa School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem
    Refuat Hapeh Vehashinayim 20:71-6, 83
    ..All other parts should be considered later. Such a systematic approach will ensure a long-term solution and a happy patient...
  17. Removable partial denture design using milled abutment surfaces and minimal soft tissue coverage for periodontally compromised teeth: a clinical report
    Yada Chaiyabutr
    Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
    J Prosthet Dent 99:263-6
    ..The RPD was designed to combine the benefits of milled surfaces and hygienic principles while allowing modification and addition of artificial teeth, should natural teeth be lost...
  18. Rotational path removable partial denture (RPD): conservative esthetic treatment option for the edentulous mandibular anterior region: a case report
    Jennifer S Suh
    Department of Biologic and Material Science, The University of Michigan, School of Dentistry, Graduate Prosthodontics, Room 1378, 1011 N University, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 1078, USA
    J Esthet Restor Dent 20:98-105; discussion 106-7
    ....
  19. Esthetic removable partial dentures
    Stephen Ancowitz
    West Los Angeles Veterans Administration Medical Center, California, USA
    Gen Dent 52:453-9; quiz 460
    ..New materials that may be utilized for optimal esthetics are presented and techniques for contouring acrylic resin bases and tinting denture bases are described...
  20. A survey of chrome-cobalt RPD design in Ireland
    Christopher D Lynch
    Registrar in Restorative Dentistry, Department of Restorative Dentistry, National University of Ireland, Cork
    Int J Prosthodont 16:362-4
    ..Only 7% (n = 8) of instructions included a diagram. CONCLUSION: A high proportion of written instructions to dental laboratories regarding fabrication of chrome-cobalt RPDs contained no reference to the mentioned design variables...
  21. A randomized clinical trial comparing two mandibular implant overdenture designs: 3-year prosthetic outcomes using a six-field protocol
    Joanne N Walton
    Department of Oral Health Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
    Int J Prosthodont 16:255-60
    ..The null hypothesis was therefore defeated...
  22. Esthetic considerations with removable partial dentures
    Terry E Donovan
    University of Southern California, School of Dentistry, USA
    J Calif Dent Assoc 31:551-7
    ..This article describes three strategies that can be used by the discriminating clinician to eliminate the display of the clasp assembly and provide an esthetic and functional removable prosthesis...
  23. Esthetic options for the fabrication of removable partial dentures: a clinical report
    A De Rossi
    School of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
    J Prosthet Dent 86:465-7
    ..The acrylic resin base is eliminated, and the retentive clasp placed on the first premolars is modified. This technique is simple and inexpensive, and in the treatment presented, it resulted in complete patient satisfaction...
  24. Removable prosthetics: clinical indications and treatment principles
    Raymond Voller
    Dent Today 27:94, 96, 98
  25. Swing-lock removable partial dentures
    H W Roberts
    United States Air Force Dental Investigation Service, Great Lakes, IL, USA
    Gen Dent 49:366-72
    ..This article reviews past and current literature concerning the swing-lock RPD and provides some clinical and laboratory considerations involving the treatment planning and fabrication of this often-useful RPD...
  26. Chair-side addition of cast clasp to removable partial denture after abutment extraction
    Katherine C M Leung
    Faculty of Dentistry, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Republic of China
    J Prosthet Dent 90:413-4
  27. Aesthetic clasp design for removable partial dentures: a literature review
    S B Khan
    Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of the Western Cape Private Bag XI, Tygerberg, 7505
    SADJ 60:190-4
    ..Therefore, clinicians are encouraged to be critical in their interpretation of literature and the application of published information in their clinical practices...
  28. Partial edentulism and removable denture construction: a frequency study in Jordanians
    Ziad N Al Dwairi
    Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid
    Eur J Prosthodont Restor Dent 14:13-7
    ..It is concluded that the variations in construction of RPD design concepts with international studies reflects the influence of teaching philosophy and diversity of faculty members' backgrounds...
  29. Use of CAD/CAM technology to fabricate a removable partial denture framework
    R J Williams
    School of Health and Social Sciences, University of Wales Institute Cardiff, UK
    J Prosthet Dent 96:96-9
    ..Traditional finishing techniques were applied, the framework was assessed by a clinician in a conventional manner, fitted to the patient, and judged to be satisfactory by both the patient and clinician...
  30. Comparison of the retentive characteristics of cobalt-chromium and commercially pure titanium clasps using a novel method
    Edward T P Tse
    Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
    Int J Prosthodont 19:371-2
    ..50 N, respectively. The corresponding retentive forces for cpTi clasps were 1.24 +/- 0.13 N, 2.34 +/- 0.23 N, and 3.70 +/- 0.27 N. The retentive force of cpTi clasps was approximately half that of Co-Cr clasps for the same undercut depth...
  31. Rotational path of insertion for removable partial dentures with an anterior saddle
    Kevin H K Yip
    Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China
    Prim Dent Care 10:13-6
    ..Two case reports demonstrate the use of the rotational path of insertion for partial denture design...
  32. Stress transfer of four mandibular implant overdenture cantilever designs
    Steven J Sadowsky
    University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
    J Prosthet Dent 92:328-36
    ....
  33. Mechanical behavior of major connectors--part 2: influence of denture teeth height and loading direction
    E Mijiritsky
    Oral Implant Center, The Hebrew University, Hadassa School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel
    Refuat Hapeh Vehashinayim 24:27-31, 70
    ..Clinical implications: The removable partial denture should be supported by the maximal oral tissues. This stresses the importance of periodical examinations for any need of denture-base relining to maintain good support...
  34. The swing-lock denture: its use in conventional removable partial denture prosthodontics
    Christopher D Lynch
    Department of Restorative Dentistry, National Univesity of Ireland, Cork, Ireland
    Dent Update 31:506-8
    ....
  35. The distal extension base denture
    Brendan J J Scott
    Unit of Restorative Dental Care and Clinical Dental Sciences, Dundee Dental Hospital and School
    Dent Update 30:139-44
    ..This can be a greater problem in the mandible as the denture-bearing area is usually much smaller than in the maxilla. This paper considers how distal extension removable prostheses can be designed to restore edentulous spaces...
  36. Frequency and costs of technical failures of clasp- and double crown-retained removable partial dentures
    E Hofmann
    Dental Clinic, Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, University of Regensburg, Germany
    Clin Oral Investig 6:104-8
    ..5 Euro) than for double crown systems (8-78 Euro). The hypothesis that the maintenance costs of the more sophisticated double crown system are higher must be rejected...
  37. Treatment with removable partial dentures: a longitudinal study. Part II
    C Vanzeveren
    Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Dental School, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
    J Oral Rehabil 30:459-69
    ..2% of the maxillary abutments and for 85.8% of the mandibular abutments. For the 1089 other teeth, we observed the loss of 40 teeth and the appearance of caries or new fillings for 95 teeth. The fractures of cast clasps represent 3.4%...
  38. A clinical overview of removable prostheses: 1. Factors to consider in planning a removable partial denture
    J Fraser McCord
    Unit of Prosthodontics, University Dental Hospital of Manchester
    Dent Update 29:376-81
    ....
  39. Esthetic designs of removable partial dentures
    C H Chu
    University Health Service, University of Hong Kong, China
    Gen Dent 51:322-4
    ..This article examines using lingual clasps, proximal undercuts (also known as rotational path insertion), and acetal resin clasps as simple and effective means of improving RPD esthetics...
  40. The use of a rotational-path design for a mandibular removable partial denture
    Lily T Garcia
    Department of General Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio Dental School, San Antonio, Texas, USA
    Compend Contin Educ Dent 25:552-67
    ..This article recommends the A-P rotational-path mandibular RPD as a treatment the clinician can use to restore multiple missing anterior teeth and satisfy a patient's financial, esthetic, and functional requirements...
  41. Rotational path removable partial denture: an esthetic alternative
    Raymond Byron
    Division of Restorative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA
    Gen Dent 55:245-50; quiz 251, 264
    ..This article reviews the principles of rotational path removable partial dentures, as well as their categories, advantages, and disadvantages, in the hope that more dentists will consider them when the need arises...
  42. Comparison of cast Ti-Ni alloy clasp retention with conventional removable partial denture clasps
    DongSuk Kim
    Research Institute of Oral Science and College of Dentistry, Kangnung National University, Gangneung, Korea
    J Prosthet Dent 91:374-82
    ..CONCLUSION: Although the end-point retention for all the clasps was similar, there was less change in the retentive force of the cast Ti-Ni alloy clasps after repeated cycling sequences of simulated placement and removal...
  43. A mechanically retained, four part oral and facial prosthesis: a clinical report
    Leanne M Sykes
    Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, School of Oral Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, PO Wits, 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa
    SADJ 58:11-5
    ..This provided a functional prosthesis as well as psychological benefits to the patient who had no access to medical facilities or supplies in her rural home town...
  44. Removable partial denture design: a study of a selected population in Saudi Arabia
    Walid M Sadig
    Department of Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
    J Contemp Dent Pract 3:40-53
    ..Practitioners need to avail themselves fully of basic RPD design principles concerning the most commonly encountered classes of RPDs...
  45. Internal porosity of cast titanium removable partial dentures: Influence of sprue direction on porosity in circumferential clasps of a clinical framework design
    Ioana Baltag
    Department of Dental Materials and Technology, Faculty of Dentistry, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
    J Prosthet Dent 88:151-8
    ..The results suggest that internal porosity in titanium castings can be controlled through sprue design...
  46. Do patients have a preference for major connector designs?
    Ranjith W Pallegama
    Department of Removable Prosthodontics, Division of Masticatory Function Rehabilitation, Faculty of Dentistry, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
    J Contemp Dent Pract 7:71-9
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Subjects demonstrated a tendency to prefer thinner MCAs. However, the individual predilections of patients may not be an appropriate basis for an attempt to find a 'best design' applicable to all patients...
  47. Indirect retention in partial denture design. 1966
    William E Avant
    J Prosthet Dent 90:1-5
  48. The influence of interimplant distance and attachment type on the retention characteristics of mandibular overdentures on 2 implants: initial retention values
    George Michelinakis
    Int J Prosthodont 19:507-12
    ..88 mm. CONCLUSION: Interimplant distance can affect the initial retention of mandibular overdentures on 2 implants depending on the type of attachment used. For a predetermined interimplant distance, attachment performance varies greatly...
  49. Rx for the durable partial denture: proper maintenance plan
    Arvid Saunaitis
    Dent Today 25:96-7
  50. Laboratory study on abutment movement of the combined clasp, the extension clasp and the telescopic crown
    Dongwei Han
    Department of Prosthodontics, Oral College of Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China
    Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 37:349-52
    ....
  51. Treatment planning: implant-supported partial overdentures
    Winston W L Chee
    University of Southern California School of Dentistry, USA
    J Calif Dent Assoc 33:313-6
    ..In partial edentulism, the implant-supported overdenture has several advantages, some in common with a removable partial denture...
  52. An overview of esthetics with removable partial dentures
    Arthur John Beaumont
    Department of Restorative Dentistry, West Virginia University, School of Dentistry, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, USA
    Quintessence Int 33:747-55
    ..The esthetic challenges of the Kennedy Class IV removable partial denture are also discussed...
  53. A clinical overview of removable prostheses: 3. Principles of design for removable partial dentures
    J Fraser McCord
    Unit of Prosthodontics, University Dental Hospital of Manchester
    Dent Update 29:474-81
    ..In general there is merit in, wherever possible, reducing tissue coverage as much as possible when RPDs are being planned. This article, the third in a series on the prescription of RPDs, discusses the design principles involved...
  54. Influence of length of food platform on masticatory performance in patients missing unilateral mandibular molars with distal extension removable partial dentures
    Masako Yanagawa
    Removable Prosthodontics, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan
    J Med Dent Sci 51:115-9
    ..27 +/- 0.29) and B (1.36 +/- 0.29), and a significant difference between A and C (0.89 +/- 0.30), (P < 0.001). Masticatory performance decreased significantly when the length of food platform was shortened to 10 mm...
  55. Retro-fitting a CEREC crown to a removable partial denture
    Paul Schoenbeck
    Dent Today 27:110, 112-3
  56. Prediction of permanent deformation in cast clasps for denture prostheses using a validated nonlinear finite element model
    Ahmad Abdel Aziz Mahmoud
    Department of Conservative Dentistry and Prosthodontics, Dental School, University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
    Dent Mater 23:317-24
    ....
  57. In vitro deformation of acetyl resin and metal alloy removable partial denture direct retainers
    Jean C Wu
    College of Dentistry, University of Tennessee, Memphis 38163, USA
    J Prosthet Dent 90:586-90
    ..7 mm for acetyl resin direct retainers. CONCLUSION: Within the limitations of this in vitro study, significantly greater deformation resulted with acetyl resin compared with metal alloy direct retainers after 3 years of simulated use...
  58. Removable partial denture abutments restored with all-ceramic surveyed crowns
    Jose F Carracho
    Graduate Prosthodontics Student, Department of Biological and Material Sciences, Division of Prosthodontics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1078, USA
    Quintessence Int 37:283-8
    ..This article provides an overview of a technique for the fabrication of a zirconia-based crown to be used in conjunction with removable partial dentures using the Procera CAD/CAM technology...
  59. Flexibility of technopolymer clasps compared with cobalt-chromium and titanium clasps
    L M Sykes
    Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, School of Oral Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
    SADJ 57:166-71
    ..This coupled with their pleasing aesthetics makes them suitable for use on periodontally compromised teeth, those with deep undercuts and on anterior teeth...