Method for duplicating a denture
AssigneeImam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
InventorAhmad Maniallah H. Althobity
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Abstract
The fabrication of an implant-supported fixed complete denture involves multiple clinical and laboratory steps. One of the main steps is to provide the patient with an interim fixed prosthesis to evaluate the patient's esthetic and function al needs as well as to enhance the patient's psychology before proceeding to the definitive prosthesis. Different techniques for fabricating interim prostheses have been described in the literature. This disclosure describes a method of fabricating an implant-supported fixed interim prosthesis using self-curing acrylic resin. The interim prosthesis may be used as a blueprint for the definitive implant-supported hybrid prosthesis.
Claims20
A process for forming a duplicate denture, the process comprising:
- obtaining an intermediate denture comprising teeth and a gum portion;
- removing the teeth of the intermediate denture thereby exposing a part of the gum portion;
- applying an adhesive to the exposed part of the gum portion;
- filling a first portion of a mold of an original denture with a first resin;
- placing the gum portion of the intermediate denture into a second portion of the mold;
- placing the first portion and the second portion of the mold in a contiguous matching relationship thereby contacting the exposed part of the gum portion with the first resin;
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- polymerizing the first resin thereby forming a duplicate denture.
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