REST , REST

SEATS , DIRECT
RETAINER,
INDIRECT
RETAINER
 CONTENTS
• INTRODUCTION
• COMPONENTS OF RPD
• REST AND REST SEATS
• DIRECT RETAINER
• INDIRECT RETAINER
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCE
 INTRODUCTION
• PREVALENCE OF PE – 20 % ( some regions) ,40.5% in India.

• DEFINITION :
A removable partial denture (RPD) is a prosthesis to replace teeth in a partially edentulous arch and can be
readily inserted and removed from the mouth by the patient.

IMPLANT
RPD
COMPONENTS OF RPD

o MAJOR CONNECTOR
o MINOR CONNECTORS
o RESTS
o DIRECT RETAINERS\ CLASPS
o INDIRECT RETAINERS
o DENTURE BASE
DEFINITION – REST

GPT 9 :

A rigid extension of a removable partial denture that contacts the occlusal, incisal, cingulum, or lingual surface of a

tooth or restoration, the surface of which is commonly prepared to receive it. 

According to McCracken’s :

The components of a removable partial denture that transfer forces down the long axes of the abutment teeth are

called rests.
 DEFINITION – REST SEAT

According to GPT 9 :

The prepared recess in a tooth or restoration created to receive the occlusal, incisal, cingulum or lingual rest.

According to McCracken’s :

The prepared surface of an abutment to receive the rest.

 REST & REST SEATS

LOCATION MCCRACKENS FUNCTION – STEWART

OCCLUSAL PRIMARY REST

LINGUAL AUXILLARY REST
INCISAL

According to Kratochvil
a) Anterior rests
b) Posterior rests
EXTRACORONAL RESTS AND REST SEATS
FUNCTIONS OF REST

• To provide resistance against occlusal load.

• To direct forces of mastication parallel to the long axis of the abutment tooth.

• To maintain the retentive terminal of the clasp arm in its intended position.

• To prevent the denture base from seating past its intended position.

• To give lateral stability against undue horizontal stresses to the soft tissue of the ridges
• To close a small space between teeth bv bridging that space with occlusal rests.

• To maintain occlusal contact with opposing teeth.

• To prevent extrusion of abutment teeth.

• To help where tipping or rotation of a tooth has impaired functional occlusion .

• To provide indirect retention with auxillary rests.

REQUIREMENTS:

1.Forces that are applied to a RPD must be transferred to the supporting teeth and tissues in an atraumatic fashion.
2.Rest should be sturdily placed in properly prepared rest seat.
3.Rest seat should be within the confines of the greatest tooth mass-more PDL fibres.
4.Should not be placed on inclined tooth surface.
5. No sharp angles,
6.should be round in aspects.
7. Minimum 1mm thick.
8. No undercuts in the path of insertion
 Primary rest :
• A rest that is part of a retentive clasp assembly is referred to as a primary rest.
• Prevent vertical movement of a prosthesis toward the tissues and also help transmit applied forces
to the supporting teeth.
• Should be shallow and saucer shaped, and should function as ball and-socket joint.

Auxiliary or secondary rests :A rest that is responsible for additional support or indirect retention is called an

auxiliary rest or secondary rest.

INDICATIONS :

as indirect retainers in extension base RPD (Class I, Class II, and long-span Class IV applications).
 OCCLUSAL REST

A rigid extension of a removable dental prosthesis that contacts the occlusal surface of a tooth or restoration, the

occlusal surface of which may have been prepared to receive it. –GPT8
• Angle formed by the occlusal rest and the vertical minor

connector should be less than 90 degrees.

• The floor of the occlusal rest seat Reduction of the marginal

ridge of 1.5 mm
1.Lingual or cingulum rests are used primarily on maxillary canines.
2.The thickness of enamel on the lingual surface of a mandibular canine rarely allows a lingual rest to be used.
3. Lingual rest provides improved esthetics.
Outline form :
• A slightly rounded V is prepared on the lingual surface at the junction of the gingival and the middle one third
of the tooth.
• The apex of the V is directed incisally.
• The proximal view demonstrates the correct angulation of the floor of the rest seat (< 90°)
• The mesiodistal length of the preparation should be a minimum of 2.5 to 3 mm, labiolingual width about 2
mm, incisal-apical depth a minimum of 1.5 mm.
• Located closer to the rotational center of the supporting tooth and does not tend to tip the tooth.
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 DIRECT RETAINER

Definition : A direct retainer is that component of an RPD used to retain and prevent
dislodgment, consisting of a clasp assembly or precision attachment .
CLASSIFICATION OF DIRECT RETAINER