TOPIC: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT PLANNING IN FIXED PARTIAL DENTURE

🎯 KEY POINTS: 

🔹Xerostomia is common to autoimmune disorders such as Sjogren syndrome, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus Erythematosus and Scleroderma.

🔹Ante’s law is the abutment teeth should have total pericemental area equal to or greater than the pericemental area of the tooth/teeth to be replaced.

🔹Ideal crown:root ratio is 1:2, optimum or recommended is 2:3 and minimum ratio is 1:1.

🔹If edentulous space exists on either side of the abutment tooth, such tooth is called pier abutment.