cast partial denture versus acrylic partial denture for replacement of missing teeth in partially edentulous patients

Aim: to compare the effects of cast partial denture with conventional all acrylic denture in respect to retention, stability, masticatory efficiency, comfort and periodontal health of abutments. methods: 50 adult partially edentulous patient seeking for replacement of missing teeth having kennedy class i and ii arches with or without modification areas were selected for the study. group-a was treated with cast partial denture and group-b with acrylic partial denture. data collected during follow-up visit of 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year by evaluating retention, stability, masticatory efficiency, comfort, periodontal health of abutment. results: chi-square test was applied to find out differences between the groups at 95% confidence interval where p = 0.05. one year comparison shows that cast partial denture maintained retention and stability better than acrylic partial denture (p< 0.05). the masticatory efficiency was significantly compromising from 3rd month to 1 year in all acrylic partial denture groups (p< 0.05). the comfort of patient with cast partial denture was maintained better during the observation period (p< 0.05). periodontal health of abutment was gradually deteriorated in all acrylic denture group (p<0.05). conclusions: with adequate maintenance of oral and denture hygiene at a regular interval, cast partial denture compared with acrylic partial denture provides better results in terms of retention, stability, comfort and periodontal health of abutment.