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Acrylic dentures: fill the gap. Part 3: the most common acrylic denture cases Jasmeet Heran Wouter Leyssen AD Walmsley Dental Update 2024 50:3, 707-709.
Acrylic partial dentures often do not receive the same attention to detail when being planned compared to cobalt–chromium prostheses. However, if a system of design is followed when planning acrylic dentures, retention, stability and support of the prostheses can be improved, increasing patient satisfaction. The aim of the third part of this series is to demonstrate how the design principles can be put into practice using a series of examples of the most common partially dentate situations encountered at the Birmingham Dental Hospital.
CPD/Clinical Relevance: Knowledge of the principles of denture design for mucosal-borne partial dentures as applied to cmmon saddle situations.
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Acrylic partial dentures are commonly prescribed by dental practitioners to replace missing teeth. The first two articles of this series considered the system of design that is followed when planning acrylic mucosal-borne dentures. This final article demonstrates how to apply this in practice, with a review of the most common partially dentate cases seen and treated with acrylic dentures at the Birmingham Dental Hospital.
Owing to routine work being suspended during the COVID-19 crisis, ongoing denture cases at Birmingham dental hospital were reviewed and assessed. Acrylic partial dentures were prescribed for 314 partially dentate arches. Of these cases, 63% replaced teeth in a free-end saddle situation. Trends were noted in the design for distinct groups of partial denture cases and, for the purpose of this article, have been categorized as shown in Table 1.
Acrylic dentures that replace one or a limited number of anterior teeth are often provided as a temporary solution to replace teeth lost following extraction or trauma. They are usually fitted immediately as an aesthetic replacement following tooth loss, and used as an interim measure to allow for a period of healing prior to bridge/implant placement or the construction of a more permanent denture.1
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