[Kinematics and load distribution in braced free-end dentures. III. Influence of saddle surfaces on saddle kinematics and on the load-distribution abutiments-edentulous prosthesis saddle. Discussion and results].

In two upper-jaw free-end dentures with proximal rigid anchorage and equal average saddle width, the relationship between resilience of the mucous membrane of the alveolar ridge, the saddle area and the distribution of the load between abutment teeth and edentulous denture-bearing base was studied.