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Biomechanical Analysis of Distal Extension Removable Partial Dentures with Different Retainers

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The purposes of this study were to compare various retainer designs with different design philosophies based on stress breakers and rigid support. The technique of quasi-3-dimensional photoelastic stress analysis was used for this investigation. A photoelastic model was made with individual simulative materials for tooth structure and alveolar bone. The model was fabricated to simulate a mandibular Kennedy class Ⅱ modification 1 edentulous state with the right 1st premolar as the terminal abutment Six types of retainers were fabricated for the analysis: a wrought wire clasp; rest, proximal plate, Ⅰ-bar (RPI) system; conical crown telescopic retainer; rest, bi-proximal plate, Ⅰ-bar (RPPI) system; ring clasp, and cast circumferential clasp. For each experimental removable partial denture (RPD), a micro-load cell transducer was placed under the denture base to measure the denture base shearing load of the occlusal force. After 18 kg was loaded vertically on the occlusal table of the RPD, photoelastic stress distribution isochromatics and the denture base shearing load were obtained. Results indicated that an unfavorable stress gradient was found with the wrought wire clasp design, with the maximum stress (5.59 kg) being concentrated at the residual ridge while the minimum stress occurred at the abutment. A favorable stress gradient was found with the conical crown telescopic retainer design, with the stress (1.05 kg) being concentrated at the residual ridge. Within the limitations of this experiment, different retainer designs had different effects on the abutment and residual ridge. The retainers designed based on a rigid support philosophy concentrated more stress at the abutment and generated less stress at the residual ridge than those retainers designed with a flexible support.

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