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Survey crowns

A type of prosthetic crown which has been made to serve as a retainer tooth for a removable partial denture. Typically survey crowns include custom features such as flat guide planes which establish a path of insertion and removal for the partial denture, and built-in rest seats into which the denture's metal framework will engage when seated.
Learn more: Procedures › Removable dentures

Tooth with survey crown has occlusal rest and guide plane to attach partial denture

A guide plane and rest seat have been incorporated into this survey crown (see arrow) to enhance the fit of the patient's removable partial denture.

Removable partial denture framework resting on tooth restored with survey crown

A removable partial denture framework is being evaluated for fit with the survey crown's rest and guide plane features.

This page was last modified on 3/21/2008 and last published on 1/14/2010.

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