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The distal extension base denture
Brendan J J Scott1, Pauline Maillou
1Unit of Restorative Dental Care and Clinical Dental Sciences, Dundee Dental Hospital and School.
Dental Update
|May 15, 2003
Abstract:
The distal extension base denture may be indicated in situations in which the edentulous area to be restored is without a terminal abutment tooth. There may be significant challenges in providing a prosthesis with sufficient support and retention to make it comfortable without damaging the intra-oral tissues. 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.