Objectives To assess the benefits of implant support to Removable Partial Dentures (RPD)
in patients with a bilateral free-ending situation in the mandible and to determine the most
favorable implant position: the premolar (PM) or the molar (M) region. Methods Thirty
subjects with a bilateral unbounded posterior saddle received 2 PM and 2 M implants. A
new RPD was placed. Implant support was provided 3 months later. Two PM implants
supported the RPD. After 3 months the 2 M implants were used or vice versa. Outcome …

Abstract Background Patients with a Kennedy class I situation often encounter problems with
their removable partial denture (RPD). Purpose To assess the functional benefits of implant
support to RPDs, the clinical performance of the implants and teeth and to determine the
most favorable implant position: the premolar (PM) or molar (M) region. Materials and
methods Thirty subjects received 2 PM and 2 M implants. A new RPD was made. Implant
support was provided 3 months later. In a cross‐over model, randomly, 2 implants (PM or M) …