Class II Kennedy implant assisted mandibular removable partial dentures with and without cross arch stabilization: A strain gauge in vitro study.

Abstract

Introduction The use of a dental implant placed in the distal extension space, and an extracoronal attachment on the terminal abutments next to that space in Kennedy class II situation improves the mechanical behavior and reduce the size of the implant assisted removable partial dentures (IARPD) that can possibly be used without a major connector. However, controversies exist about placement of the implant at either the first or second molar positions, and about the microstrains generated around the abutments and dental implants in the presence or absence of a major connector, strain gauges were used for such assessment.