Removable Partial Denture - this is sometimes used for patients that are missing some, not all of their teeth (partial), where a fixed prostheses is contraindicated, where cost doesn't allow or just a preference of the patient.
There are different ways to classify an edentulous mouth. The basics are:
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Class I (bilateral free ended partially edentulous)
Class II (unilateral free ended partially edentulous)
Class III (unilateral bounded partially edentulous)
Class IV (bilateral bounded anterior partially edentulous), etc |
My design:
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Classification: Class II, modification II |
I will be making the actual prostheses some time in the future. Stay tuned.