PLANNED PARTIALS ARE PRACTICE BUILDERS

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problems involved substantial number unsuccessful partial dentures

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them were redesigned using sound clasping principles and are now
giving the kind service that the dentist originally intended and the
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patient had hoped The basic trouble with all the failures was that
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they had not been planned beforehand take into account the conditions
to

peculiar the individual mouth that was being restored

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Partials
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