ABSTRACT
This is a structured exercise to allow the students to design, construct and wear various denture-like appliances. There is an opportunity here to practice working with clinical and laboratory dental materials, to experience the overall sensation of wearing a prosthesis and to study the effects on the periodontal tissues. The class is divided into three groups to construct an appliance:
• designed to cover the gums but relieved so not to press on them; • designed to cover and rest on the gums; • designed to have minimal contact with teeth and gums.
