Patent ID: 6896516

Claim:
A partial denture in the form of an arch for restoring a tooth or teeth which are missing on one side of a dental arch of a patient comprising at least one denture tooth on one side of said arch, said at least one denture tooth being held by a resin material, said resin material being supported by a metal frame work of a metal casting, wherein said metal casting further comprises a linguoplate comprising a lingual portion, said lingual portion having a shape conformable to a shape of a lingual surface of teeth and alveolar mucosa from a tooth adjacent to said missing tooth or teeth to another tooth on another side of said dental arch of said patient for intimately contacting said lingual surface of said teeth and said alveolar mucosa, the linguoplate extends from near one end of the arch to near another end of the arch; a tissue portion extending from said lingual portion and having a margin 3-10 mm away from said lingual portion, said tissue portion having a shape conformable to a shape of a portion of a rear gum tissue connecting to said teeth and said alveolar mucosa, so that there is no gap between said teeth and said portion of said rear gum tissue not covered by said linguoplate, and wherein said tissue portion further comprises a protection at said margin and on a side thereof facing said rear gum tissue, so that there is a space between said tissue portion and said portion of said rear gum tissue, when said partial denture is put on said dental arch of said patient; and said metal casting further comprises rests provided on said lingual portion of said linguoplate for engaging prepared notches on teeth of said patient.