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Partial denture construction: A text book describing the technics of impression taking and the construction of that type of removable partial dentures which are supported and retained by external attachments.

Publication Details

Brooklyn, NY: Dental Items of Interest Publishing Co., 1928 CE.

First book form exposition of the Kennedy Classification for partially edentulous arches or partial removable dentures.

The Kennedy Classification system was originally introduced by Dr. Edward Kennedy in New York in 1923 or 1925. "The classification is divided into four partially edentulous arch designs:

"Class I - Bilateral distal edentulous area located posterior to the existing teeth
"Class II - Unilateral distal edentulous area located posterior to existing teeth
'Class III - Unilateral edentulous area with remaining teeth mesial and distal to the edentulous area.
"Class IV - Bilateral (i.e. crossing the midline) anterior edentulous area with remaining teeth distal to edentulous area."

Thematic Classifications

Catalog MetadataReference Information
Entry Number#12909
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/15156
External URLpartial-denture-construction-a-text-book-describing-the-technics-of-impression-taking-and-the-construction-of-that-type-of-removable-partial-dentures-which-are-supported-and-retained-by-external-attachments

Geographic Context

Publication place: Brooklyn, NY

Mentioned in annotation: New York