2. Posterior tooth forms for removable partial dentures should not be selected arbitrarily. occlusion is harmony between natural and artificial dentition. removable partial denture occlusion must be made to harmonize with an existing occlusal pattern
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4. 4. Artificial tooth forms should be selected to restore the space and fulfill the esthetic demands of the missing dentition. 5. The posterior teeth may be made of porcelain or resin (including all resin forms—composite, inter polymer network, cross-link, double cross-link, etc.). An advantage of resin teeth is that they are more easily modified and subsequently reshaped Cont….
5. 6. when resin teeth are used the occlusion must be evaluated periodically to make sure that the occlusal surfaces have not worn out of contact. Cont….
6. It seems that the best combinations of opposing occlusal surfaces to maintain the established occlusion and to prevent deleterious abrasion are porcelain to porcelain surfaces, gold surfaces to natural or restored natural teeth, and gold surfaces to gold surfaces. Cont….
