Preparasi gigi penyangga sebagai persiapan untuk menerima geligi tiruan sebagian lepasan
K Keberhasilan perawatan geligi tiruan sebagian lepasan tergantung danbeberapa faktor penting, salah satunya yaitu preparasi gigi penyanggasebagai persiapan untuk menerima geligi tiruan sebagian lepasan.Preparasi gigi penyangga meliputi tahapan persiapan bidang oklusal yangharmonis, persiapan bidang bimbing yang sesuai dengan arah masuk,rekonturing permukaan gigi penyangga yang mengganggu pemasangan danpelepasan geligi tiruan sebagian lepasan, persiapan retensi bagi geligi tiruansebagian lepasan, persiapan sandaran, serta penghalusan dan pemolesangigi. Persiapan tersebut bertujuan agar pasien merasa nyaman memakaigeligi tiruannya, baik pada saat istirahat maupun saat mastikasi, dan tidakmudah terlepas saat digunakan. Selain itu, juga harus mudah dilepaspasangtanpa merusak jaringan pendukung yang ada.
T The successful of removable partial denture treatment depends onmultiple factors, but most importantly tooth abutment preparation toreadily accept removable partial denture and the preparation that isinvolved in the process. The entire preparation of a tooth abutment forremovable partial denture treatment includes the establishment ofharmonic occusal planes, identifying the proper placement of guidingplanes, recontouring tooth abutment surface that may deter the insertionand the removal of the denture, establishment and enhancement ofretention for removable partial dentures, proper rest preparation, andsmoothing and polishing tooth surfaces. This preparation is to providecomfort for the patient’s removable partial dentures while in a restposition or mastication, and to retain them. Hence, the process shouldprovide easy facilitation when inserting or removing the dentures by thepatient without damaging the supportive oral tissue or surrounding teeth,which will contribute to the life expectancy and longevity of both theremaining teeth and other oral structures in the mouth.