 Means of Support

 Means of Connection

 Means of Retention

And

 Means of Reciprocation / Bracing

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‹WHY?

Increase masticatory efficiency

Support!

How?
 Hard tissue support (teeth)

 Soft Tissue support (Mucosa)

REST
Occlusal

Incisal

Cingulum
“Any component of a partial denture on a tooth
surface that provides vertical support is called a
rest”
 Primary Rest:
A rest that is part of a retentive clasp is referred to
a primary rest
 Auxiliary Rest:
A rest that is responsible for additional support or
indirect retention is called an auxiliary rest or
secondary rest
 Portion of a tooth prepared to receive a rest
 1.
 occlusal rest placed at the
arrow

 2.
 create a premature contact

 3.
 unless a rest seat was
prepared
 1. Direct forces along long axis of abutment
 2. Prevents denture base from moving cervically
& impinging gingiva
Major connector imbeds into tissue
 3. Maintain a clasp -tooth relationship
 4. Prevent extrusion of abutments
 5. Provide reference for relines or
impressions
 6. Act as indirect retainer
◦ Prevents rotation (Class I or II RPD’s only)
 Rounded triangular shape
◦ Apex near center of tooth
 Base of triangle should be one third the
bucco-lingual width of the tooth
 Floor inclined towards the center
 Angle formed by rest and minor connector
should be less than 900
 Marginal ridge must be lowered and rounded
1-1.5mm
◦ Bulk of metal to prevent fracture
 Adjacent teeth, the form is also modified
 Flared more on facial and lingual line
angles
 Deepest portion is central
 An explorer tip will not slide off the rest seat
 Usually the canine, due to its well-developed
cingulum
 When canine is not available, an incisor may
be used
 Inverted “V”
 < 900
 Slightly rounded to avoid sharp line angles
 Test as ‘positive’ with explorer tip
 1mm depth
 Do not create an enamel undercut
 Cylindrical bur along the long axis of the
tooth
 Light pressure
 High-speed handpiece
 +/- Waterspray
 Minimal heat is generated
 Chromium-cobalt lingual rest seat on
mandibular canine retained by resin cement
with acid-etched tooth preparation.
Preparation on mandibular premolar for surveyed crown incorporates
space for mesio-occlusal rest seat. Adequate occlusal reduction
was accomplished to accommodate the depth of the rest seat in the
abutment crown. The modification for the rest seat is performed
following the standard crown preparation.
 1 – rest placed on an
unprepared tooth
surface tend to collect
food particles
 2 – rest seat allow the
rest to be shaped so
that it blends into the
contour of tooth
 The designof rest seats on
post teeth
 1 – occlusal view
 2 – mesiodistal view
 3 – proximal view
 Rest seat of post teeth
should normally be saucer-
shaped
 Use of a box-shapes rest
seat within a cast
restoration result in rest
applying damaging
horizontal loads on the
abutment tooth(restricted
to tooth -supported
dentures where the perio
health of the abutment
teeth is good
 Rest should be at least
0.8 -1mm thick for
adequate strength. Pt
asked to occlude on a
strip of softened pink
wax. The thickness of
wax in the region of
rest seat indicate
sufficient enamel has
been removed
 On maxillary ant teeth,  A cylindrical green
stone with a rounded
 particularly canines ,
tip should be used.
the cingulum is often
well developed so that  A spherical instrument
modest prep to tends to create
accentuate its form unwanted undercuts.
creates a rest seat w/o
penetration of enamel
 Preparation for Preparation  Incisal rest seat can be
for mandibular  prepared using a
 anterior tooth is shown tapered
from
 cylindrical diamond
 the:
 1 – labial viewpoint
 2 – lingual viewpoint
 3 – proximal viewpoint
 Vertical stop
 Transfer of forces
 Indirect retainer
 Position of Clasp
 Tipped Abutment
 Prevent extrusion
 Prevent sinking of denture
 Prevent food packing
 Forms lost tooth surface
 Posterior abutment

 Long axis of tooth

 Boxed vs rounded
 Spoon shaped

 Rounded triangle

 Middle 1/3 of occlusal surface

 Central portion deeper than marginal ridge