FAQs
What are Nylon Flexible Partial Dentures?
Made from an injected thermoplastic nylon. There are two basic types with one being more rigid than the other. They are flexible, translucent, clinically unbreakable and require no metal retainers because the flexibility of the base is used to retain the denture. Another retention option for Nylon Flexible Partial dentures is clear or tooth coloured resin retainers.
Repairs, reline or addition of future lost teeth may be possible, but the process often means you will be required to be without your denture for about a week. Ask your DP for more information if this may be a concern to you.
Nylon Flexible partials now have a long history of success (since 1956 in USA) and whilst it is clearly not suitable for every case, it is very often the best choice. These partials meet all required specifications and are accepted worldwide for their biocompatibility and outstanding properties. Nylon Flexible Partials, make it possible for a removable partial restoration to eliminate costly preparatory work, and still achieve function.
A translucent nylon partial allows natural tissue tone to appear through the material matching the three basic tissue colours. The result: A functional, light weight, translucent, clinically unbreakable flexible partial that you will love to wear.
What is the path of insertion and removal for a Partial Denture?
The path of insertion of a partial denture is the direction in which it moves from point of initial contact of its rigid parts with the supporting teeth to its terminal resting position seated around teeth and denture base in contact with the tissue. The path of removal will be exactly the reverse. When the partial denture is well designed having a positive pathway, you may place and remove the partial denture with ease in only one way. This helps create security for the wearer during function, knowing if they work against this pathway the denture will not displace. Retainers or clips are used to maintain the denture in its terminal position.
What is the CQR Denture Technique
The movement of the human jaw is not linear and is best described as a curved curve. There is a relationship between the shape of the occlusal surface and the plane of movement of the condyle in the TM joint. CQR Dentures benefit from understanding this relationship between occlusion and TM joint function.
The CQR technique can reproduce this asymmetrical movement and is captured by the use of dynamic occlusal plates. The information is transferred to an articulator that can receive these instructions and reproduce very accurately the patient’s individual dynamic functional movements. This makes greater stability and function for the completely edentulous patient.
What are Implants?
There are 3 parts associated with Implant replacements. The Implant also known as the Fixture which is embedded into the bone (usually screwed). The implant is fabricated from a very strong, biocompatible material. The bone grows to the implant and bonds to it. This makes the implant very strong. The process is called ‘osseointegration’.
Depending on the type of bone, and where the implant is placed into your jaw. This osseointegration can take from a few months to over 9 months. Generally, implants in the front lower jaw need around 4 months; the back upper jaw needs around 9 months and elsewhere in the mouth around 6 months. These times may need to be lengthened if bone needs to be grown or grafting has taken place. It is usually better practise to achieve osseointegration prior to loading the implant.
An Abutment screws into the Implant and broaches through the soft tissue presenting options for a clinician to use to support a Final Restorations like a crown, fixed bridge or denture to replace one or more missing teeth. Some restorations (fixed bridges or dentures) usually require two or more implants to support them.
Not everybody is suitable for these procedures and patients will be checked with x-rays and quite often scans to check for suitable bone for implant placement. Implants are also susceptible to similar problems presented by natural teeth such as perio disease and the associated bone loss.
What is a Mandibular Suction Denture?
Treatment of mandibular edentulism has resorted to a reliance on implant therapy for more difficult cases, with the vast majority of patients only able to afford dentures. Advancements in impression techniques and materials have opened up new opportunities to achieve better denture results for the edentulous mandible and a new approach to impression taking achieving suction in some cases.
Attaining of effective suction in a mandibular complete denture has been something that no one has achieved in the past and this issue has received a lot of attention in recent years. The suction achieved by a maxillary complete denture, allows the denture becomes less mobile and better chewing for a patient. Likewise a mandibular complete denture that is effectively suctioned on the residual ridge will become less mobile and will create a secured sense of chewing.
There are reports that by providing the suction effective mandibular complete denture there is significant improvement made to chewing as well as a reported reduction in relining frequency. There is a suggestion the possibility that residual ridge morphology will be maintained for longer periods through suctioning the denture on the residual ridge.
Results can be varied depending on residual ridge shape. There is an overall improvement and assessments are made to outline expected outcomes.