Guiding plane surfaces and

rest seats on anterior teeth

Dr.Emad Hanbali
Rest seats on anterior teeth :

narrow notches the floor of which

should be at an angle less than 90 to
the long axis of the teeth . . . Just as:
Tiny ledges provide
adequate finger
holds for a rock
climber . , , so tiny
notches prevent
dentures slipping
down the slippery
slopes of the
lingual surfaces of
the anterior teeth
Types of rest seats on anterior teeth

A) Lingual Rest seats

1. Inverted V (Crescent-Shaped)
2. Ledge
3. Ball

B) Incisal rest seats

1. Incisal hook
2. Incisal ledge
General design :

- Floor : 90 to the long axis of the tooth.

- Axial wall : Parallel to the path of insertion

without any undercut.
 Inverted V
Crescent-shaped lingual rest seat.
Inverted V rest seat
Lingual view
Inverted V rest seat
Incisal view
 Cingulum Rest Seat Form
Slightly rounded to avoid sharp line angles
Test as positive with explorer tip
1mm depth
 Cingulum Rest Preparation
Do not create an enamel undercut
Cylindrical bur along the long axis of the
tooth
 Maxillary Cingulum Rest
Seats
Avoid opposing occlusion
Maxillary Cingulum Rest Seats
1.5 - 2.0 mm clearance for metal
Check with articulated models
Lingual Ledge rest seat
Lingual ledge rest seat
lingual view
Lingual ledge.
Proximal view
 3: Ball rest seat
Location : junction of middle and gingival thirds of
the lingual surface.
Lingual view Incisal view
Incisal rest seats:
. Incisal hook rest seat.
. Incisal ledge.
Incisal hook rest seat
Preparation of Incisal ledge rest seat
 Incisal Rests
Inferior mechanically & esthetically
Lingual rest is nearer to the center of
rotation
Less torquing potential
ENJOY !