RESEARCH ARTICLE
Iatrogenic Damage to the Periodontium Caused by Removable Prosthodontic Treatment Procedures: An Overview
Khaja Amjad Hussain *, 1, Saleh Nasser Azzeghaibi 2, Bassel Tarakji 1, SenthilRajan R. S3, Syed Sirajuddin 3, Sandeep S Prabhu 3
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2015Volume: 9
Issue: Suppl 1: M3
First Page: 187
Last Page: 189
Publisher ID: TODENTJ-9-187
DOI: 10.2174/1874210601509010187
Article History:
Received Date: 22/12/2015Revision Received Date: 4/3/2015
Acceptance Date: 10/3/2015
Electronic publication date: 26/6/2015
Collection year: 2015

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Abstract
As the number of aged people in the world is growing, the need to provide patients with tooth alternate through removable partial dentures is equally growing. There are adversarial effects that should be kept in mind which might disturb the remaining teeth; specially, the abutments and the supporting tissues. These effects might spread to the muscles of mastication and also to the supporting periodontal tissues. Thus, we should plan removable partial dentures (RPDs) without mutilation to the adjacent teeth or the underlying tissues.