Clinical fixed prosthodontics includes treatment options like crown and fixed partial denture placement in various kennedy class 3 or 4 partially edentulous situations. While it is important for an undergraduate student to learn basic treatment options, it is also important to make him think differently while teaching clinical work with dental patients. We present multiple cases treated by our undergraduate students during the course of completing their first semester curriculum. Various aesthetic characterizations of dental porcelain, accurate shade matching, correct provisional restorations and few complex fixed partial denture treatment cases have been presented. Exposure of an undergraduate student to treat his cases uniquely, adds to his confidence and understanding of the subject. Conventional monotonous approach to every case does not instill curiosity in students.

Keywords:  fixed partial denture, dental porcelain, fixed movable bridge, staining, metal ceramic

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Khurshid A Mattoo

Course Co-coordinator, Clinical fixed prosthodontics, Department of Prosthetic dental sciences, JU, KSA