KENNEDY'S CLASSIFICATION

IT SUMMARISES ALL THE POSSIBLE CASES OF PARTIAL EDENTULISM INTO 4 CLASSES

EDENTULISM: ABSENCE OF TEETH

IT CAN DESCRIBE A SPECIFIC CASE

IT GIVES INDICATIONS ON HOW TO PLAN AN INTERVENTION

CLASS I

MISSING TEETH ON BOTH SIDES WITHOUT ABUTMENT

TWO FREE POSTERIOR SADDLES

4 SUBCLASSES

CLASS II

MISSING TEETH ON ONE SIDE WITHOUT ABUTMENT

ONE FREE POSTERIOR SADDLE

4 SUBCLASSES

CLASS III

DISCONTINUOUS SET OF TEETH WITH POSTERIOR ABUTMENT

ONE NOT TOTALLY FREE POSTERIOR SADDLE

4 SUBCLASSES

CLASS IV

MISSING ANTERIOR TEETH

ONE FREE ANTERIOR SADDLE

NO SUBCLASSES