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RPD Manual 11 - Removable Prosthodontics - Dalhousie University

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Guiding planes are most effective when they:<br />

Surveying, Path of Insertion, Guiding Planes - 19<br />

When the retentive arm (•) contacts the tooth first, it can<br />

cause movement of the tooth since the tooth is not<br />

stabilized to resist displacement. When the rigid bracing<br />

or reciprocal arm contacts first, it braces the tooth so the<br />

retentive arm cannot displace it.<br />

a. are parallel<br />

b. include more than one common axial surface (e.g. proximal and lingual surfaces)<br />

c. are directly opposed by another guiding plane (e.g. facing guiding planes in a<br />

modification space)<br />

d. are placed on several teeth<br />

e. cover a large surface area (long and/or broad)<br />

These guiding planes are parallel, include<br />

more than one common axial surface (i.e.<br />

distal of premolar, mesial of molar), directly<br />

oppose one another and are fairly long. They<br />

will be very effective.<br />

When marked with a carbon marker, well-prepared guiding planes appear as wide survey lines:

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