A Useful Solution to a Space Problem – A Striking Plate

From Volume 30, Issue 5, June 2003 | Pages 269-270

Authors

John Drummond

BMSc(Hons), BDS, PhD, FDS RCS(Edin.), ILTM

Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Restorative Dentistry, University of Dundee

Articles by John Drummond

Pauline Maillou

BMSc (Hons), BDS, FDS RCS(Edin.), PhD, ILTM

Lecturer/Honorary Specialist Registrar, Unit of Restorative Dental Care and Clinical Dental Sciences, Dundee Dental Hospital and School.

Articles by Pauline Maillou

Kenneth T. Smith

Senior Dental Technician, The Dental Hospital and School, Tayside University Hospitals NHS Trust, University of Dundee

Articles by Kenneth T. Smith

Robert Yemm

BDS, BSc(Hons), PhD, FDS RCS(Edin.)

Professor Emeritus, The Dental Hospital and School, University of Dundee.

Articles by Robert Yemm

Abstract

The natural dentition can be of fundamental importance to the prognosis of a partial denture when the teeth are within the same arch as the prosthesis. However, when the natural teeth oppose the edentulous area, a number of problems can present. One such problem can be the decrease of space for standard denture components. Solutions to this problem may involve increasing the vertical dimension or reducing the crown height of the opposing natural dentition. Both of these methods have significant disadvantages and this article describes an alternative solution using a ‘striking plate’ constructed in cobalt chromium.

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