What Is a Fixed Partial Denture?
Fixed partial denture
Right!- Chinese name
- Fixed partial denture
- English name
- fixed partial denture, FPD
- definition
- The natural tooth, tooth root and / or implant at one or both ends of the missing tooth space are used as support, and a retainer is made thereon and connected with the artificial tooth to form a whole restoration. Used to restore the anatomical shape and function of missing teeth. The patient cannot remove it by himself.
- Applied discipline
- Materials science and technology (first-level discipline), biological materials (second-level discipline), dental materials (third-level discipline)
- The above content was published by the National Science and Technology Terminology Examination Committee.