Modern application of the Skinner vertical movement stress director for distal extension partial removable dental prostheses: A clinical report

Schulz, Kyle S. DDS
Downs, Donald DDS
Cagna, David R. DMD, MS

^aPrivate practice, Pueblo, Colo. ^bPrivate practice (retired), Colorado Springs, Colo. ^cProfessor, Associate Dean of Postgraduate Affairs, and Director of Advanced Prosthodontics Program.

^*Corresponding author: Dr Kyle S. Schulz, 3911 Outlook Blvd, Pueblo, CO 81008, Fax: 719-544-6777

This manuscript was presented as a table clinic before the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry, Chicago, Ill, February 2011.

The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry 110(1):p 61-65, July 2013. | DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3913(13)60342-X

This article describes the prosthetic rehabilitation of a partially edentulous patient with a partial removable dental prosthesis (PRDP) designed to dissipate stress transmission to the denture foundation and abutment teeth. The Skinner stress director is considered an alternative design for managing partially edentulous patients.