A fixed prosthesis is defined as,"A restoration or replacement which is attached by a cementing medium to natural teeth, roots, implants."—GPT. These dentures are often termed as Bridges.

Pros

Cons Irreversible damage of healthy tooth

All fixed partial dentures are made up of retainers that obtain support from the abutment, pontics that replace the missing teeth and connectors that connect the pontics to the retainers.

Biomechanical Esthetic Finance Patient conditions

Parts of Fixed Partial Denture • Abutment • Retainers • Pontics • Connectors

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Abutment

Abutment is a tooth,a portion of tooth or that portion of dental implant that serves for positioning,to support and retain a prosthesis by directly receiving thrush or pressure on it.

Types Normal

Pulp capping Endodontics treated

Abundant selection

20 factors Location, position and condition Crown root ratio Root configuration Periodontal ligament area - Ante's law

Short span and long span Multiple grooves Pier abundant Double abundant

Retainer

Retainer is defined as "a crown or any restoration that is cemented to the abutment and serves for retention"

Types

Extral coronal = uses venner method - full veener - partial veneer - conservative Intra coronal = uses restoration method - Inlay - Onlay Radicular =uses endo method - post

Pontic

A pontic is a defined as,"An artificial tooth on a fixed partial denture that replaces a missing tooth, restores its functions.and usually fills the space previously filled by a natural crown"—GPT.

Mucousal contact Non mucousal contact

Connector

Connector defined as,"The portion of a fixed partial denture that unites the retainer and pontic"—GPT.

Rigid connectors. Non-rigid connectors. Contains male and female components