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PARTIALLY
EDENTULOUS ARCHES
By: Dr. Muhammad Ali Faridi
BDS, Mclindent (Restorative Dentistry)
Department of Prosthodontics
Introduction
Need for classification
Requirements of a classification
Various classification systems
Conclusion
INTRODUCTION
Be universally accepted.
VARIOUS CLASSIFICATION
SYSTEMS
Kennedys (1923)
Craddock (1954)
Applegate-Kennedy (1960)
Wild
Bailyn
Watt et al (1958)
Neurohr (1939)
Costa (1974)
Mauk
Friedman (1953)
Beckett (1953)
Swenson
ICK classification
Godfrey (1951)
Skinner (1957)
KENNEDYS CLASSIFICATION:
Class III- Unilateral edentulous area with natural teeth both anterior
and posterior to it.
MODIFICATIONS
ADVANTAGES:
Permits immediate visualization of the partially
edentulous arch.
Allows easy distinction between tooth supported
and tooth tissue supported prosthesis.
Permits logical approach to problems of design.
DISADVANTAGES:
Applegates Rules:
Applegate also provided the following 8 rules to
govern the application of the Kennedy system:
Rule 1: Classification should follow rather than
precede extractions that might alter the original
classification.
Rule 2:
If the third molar is missing and not to be replaced it
is not considered in the classification.
Rule 3:
If the third molar is present and is to be used as an
abutment, it is considered in the classification.
Rule 4:
If the second molar is missing not to be replaced that is
the opposing second molar is also missing and is not
considered in the classification.
Rule 5
The most posterior edentulous area or areas always
determines the classification.
Rule 6
Edentulous areas other than those determining the
classification are referred to as the modification spaces
and are designated by their number.
Rule 7
The extent of the modification is not considered,
only the number of additional edentulous areas.
Rule 8
There can be no modification areas in class IV
arches. Because any edentulous area lying posterior
to the single bilateral area determines the
classification.
REFRENCES
McCracken's Removable Partial Prosthodontics 11th
ed. - Carr,McGivney,Brown {Elsevier Mosby}.