| A complete denture is an economical way to replace all
the teeth in an arch. One can have a complete upper denture, a complete
lower denture or both together if all the teeth have been lost. |
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| Full dentures require 4 or more dental
appointments |
Full upper denture |
Full lower denture |
Underside of upper denture |
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| At the first appointment, impressions are made of the
tissues where the dentures will be seated (edentulous arches) |
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Models of the edentulous arches |
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| Wax occlusion rims are made on the models of the
edentulous arches. During the second appointment, the dentist will use
these occlusion rims to determine how the jaws meet. The dentist and
patient will also determine what shape and shade (color and brightness)
the denture teeth will be. |
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Wax occlusion rims to determine how the
jaws meet |
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| The laboratory technician then sets up the teeth on the
occlusion rims according to the bite registration taken at the second
appointment. The wax set-up is returned to the dentist |
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Laboratory wax set-up of full dentures |
View from above |
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| At the third appointment the dentist places
the wax set-up of the full dentures in the patients mouth. The dentist
evaluates how the teeth meet when the patient bites down. If the
alignment or position of the teeth needs to be changed, then the dentist
will have the patient bite down on a bite registration material and the
wax set-up will be sent back to the laboratory to have the teeth reset. |
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Try in appointment. The denture teeth
are set in wax. |
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| After the bite is correct and the patient and dentist
are pleased with the appearance, the laboratory replaces the wax with a
pink hard acrylic and the dentures are returned to the dentist for
insertion into the mouth. |
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New dentures are inserted in the mouth. |
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| New dentures can create sore spots in the mouth. It is
quite common that the patient will have to return to the dentist for
adjustments to the dentures. |
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Dentist relieving the denture in the
area where a sore spot in the mouth is occuring. |
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