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  • Review
  • Open Access
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The Use of the Flexible Thermoplastic Nylon-Based Dental Prostheses: A Literature Review

  • Saverio Ceraulo,
  • Antonio Barbarisi,
  • Zhong Hao Hu,
  • Gianluigi Caccianiga,
  • Dorina Lauritano and
  • Francesco Carinci

18 December 2025

Background: Nylon-based removable partial dentures, such as Valplast® (Valplast International Corp, Westbury NY, USA), have been proposed as a valuable alternative to acrylic resin prostheses, particularly following oral surgical extractions and...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,953 Views
6 Pages

3D Printing of Polyamide to Fabricate a Non-Metal Clasp Removable Partial Denture via Fused Filament Fabrication: A Case Report

  • Sebastian Spintzyk,
  • Roman Schmunk,
  • Pablo Kraemer Fernandez,
  • Fabian Huettig and
  • Alexey Unkovskiy

The fabrication of a non-metal clasp removable partial denture (RPD) using polymethylmethacrylate in a fully digital workflow has been reported. According to some studies, the polyamide material may be alternatively used for this purpose. The authors...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
6,150 Views
10 Pages

The Effects of Wearing a Removable-Partial-Denture on the Bite Forces: A Cross-Sectional Study

  • Iole Vozza,
  • Licia Manzon,
  • Pier Carmine Passarelli,
  • Nicola Pranno,
  • Ottavia Poli and
  • Cristina Grippaudo

Background: Removable partial dentures are a frequently used prosthetic treatment in the elderly population, but different types or RPDs might guarantee different chewing capabilities. In many studies, the relationship between chewing and aging has b...