Post- Graduate student, Department of Prosthodontics, CPGIDS, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Post- Graduate student, Department of Prosthodontics, CPGIDS, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Reader,Department of Prosthodontics, CPGIDS, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Reader,Department of Prosthodontics, CPGIDS, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Senior Lecturer,Department of Prosthodontics, CPGIDS, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Professor & HOD, Department of Prosthodontics, CPGIDS, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Pontics ,Tooth ,Abutment ,Fixed ,Restoration ,

Pontics is an artificial tooth of a fixed partial denture that replaces the mixing tooth, restores its function and appearance and occupies the space of the missing tooth. It is the raison d’etre of the fixed partial denture. The word pontic is derived from the Latin word “PONS”, which means bridge. Mere replacement of tooth does not serve the purpose of pontics, because a pontic should be in harmony with adjacent teeth. Placing an exact anatomic replica is hygienically unmanageable as gingival surface of the pontic is not accessible to the patient to maintain efficient hygiene. In the present article, a review is presented on pontic designing with emphasis on esthetics, function, ease of cleansing, maintenance of healthy tissue & Patient comfort.

7 , 8 , 2017