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Removable Dentures

Mobile prosthetics are used less and less today due to the solutions offered by implantology and fixed prosthetics. Mobile prosthetic replacements are for total dentures, partial dentures, immediate dentures, and implant dentures.

By the term "dentures," we refer to all prostheses that replace all teeth in the jaw, or just some teeth, and can be removed by the patient. Complete removable dentures (composed of plastic with ceramic or plastic teeth). In this case, the patient is missing all teeth (complete edentulism), and chewing forces are transmitted to the gums and bone. To achieve better stability in the mouth, to prevent movement during chewing, it is recommended to place implants that can then be used to anchor the dentures.

In cases where it is not possible to install fixed prosthetic replacements for various reasons, mobile prosthetics offer an adequate solution. Mobile prosthetic work is any work that the patient can independently remove from the mouth. Mobile dentures can be complete (total) or partial. Complete dentures can be anchored to implants. The advantage of mobile prosthetic works is certainly their price and simplicity of manufacture.

Full (total) denture

A complete denture compensates for the lack of teeth and tissues in the case of complete toothlessness. If several remaining teeth have to be extracted from the patient, an immediate (temporary) denture is first made, which is worn until the tissue heals and the jaw is fully formed. The basic disadvantage compared to fixed and semi-fixed solutions is the further decay of the dental bone in the jaw. An additional problem is the lack of an element to which the denture can be slightly fixed, which will increase its instability. In this case, the only stability of the denture can be an artificial palate that will create a vacuum between the artificial and natural palate. Getting used to this type of mobile denture is slow and can result in a frequent feeling of discomfort or an urge to vomit, and impaired speech.

Partial denture

Partial dentures are used to replace several teeth if it is impossible to make a bridge. We use a partial or partial denture when the patient is missing several teeth, but not all. It is used as a solution when there is no possibility of making a bridge or installing dental implants and when the patient wants a more economical or cheaper prosthetic upgrade. The denture can be completely made of acrylic, however, a metal frame on which artificial tissue and teeth are placed is recommended. This denture is attached with hooks to healthy teeth. Today we are able to make so-called flexible partial dentures with tooth-colored hooks. They are more comfortable to wear, and the metal hooks that fasten the denture have been replaced by elastic hooks in the color of the teeth, which makes them aesthetically much more acceptable.

Partial denture with joint connections

A partial denture can be attached to the teeth using a joint connection to the crown, which is usually located on the last tooth in the row. Unlike an ordinary partial denture, this one is much more precise, puts less strain on natural teeth, and is aesthetically acceptable.

Dental dentures on implants

Dentures on implants, as the name suggests, are dental dentures that are attached to dental implants. Dental implants are installed in the jaw and special anchorages are built on them that later hold the dental denture.

In the upper jaw, to make a dental denture on implants, it is necessary to install 4, while in the lower two are the minimum.

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