INTRODUCTION TO PONTICS:🎯 KEY FACTS🔺Pontic replaces missing natural tooth in a fixed partial denture.🔺Restores function (mastication, speech) and aesthetics.🔺Types: sanitary, modified sanitary, ridge lap, ovate, conical.🔺Selection based on location, aesthetics, and oral hygiene.🔺Sanitary pontic: non-tissue contact, hygienic, used in non-esthetic areas.🔺Modified sanitary pontic: slight tissue contact, improved aesthetics, used in premolar regions.
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