Research Article | Open Access
AWARENESS OF FIXED PARTIAL DENTURE (FPD) AND IMPLANTS AMONG THE RURAL POPULATION
R.Shruthi Devi,Dhanraj Ganapathy,L. Keerthi sasanka,Vinay sivaswamy
Pages: 8650-8671
Abstract
Introduction:Teeth play an important role in a person’s self image. Loss of teeth leads to damage in oral functions like disturbance in speech, masticatory function and swallowing.Various dental prostheses is used to replace these missing teeth thereby restoring the oral function and esthetics out of which fixed dental prosthesis and dental implants as it assures greater
retention and stability
Keywords
Awareness; Dental prosthesis; Innovative technique; FPD; Implants; Rural population