Department of Prosthodontics, Sardar Patel Postgraduate Institute of Dental and Medical Sciences, Lucknow
*Address for correspondence: Dr. Ajay Singh Abhilasha Dental Clinic. A-43, Krishna Nagar, Lucknow-226023 Uttar Pradesh
Online published on 1 October, 2011.
Complete denture opposing a complete/partial dental arch of natural teeth is a common clinical situation. The occlusal plane is dictated by the lower teeth, and it usually has a series of unfavorable tooth inclinations due to, elongation of teeth that have not had opposing contacts. These unfavorable inclinations will promote undesirable directions of force on the upper denture. Sliding type forces often result in the resorption of the bone underlying the denture or an inflammatory reaction of the basal seat tissues. To withstand the undesirable forces without fracture, use of metal denture base is most acceptable and to obtain a functional occlusion without early wear out of denture teeth use of resin teeth with metal occlusion and/or anatomic teeth with amalgam stops can lead to greater wear resistance of denture teeth. The three different cases reported here portray different approaches to manage the peculiar set of problems in a single complete denture.
Metal base, Thermal conductivity, Flexure of denture, Balanced occlusion, Metal Occlusal Surface, Amalgam stops, Stability of denture
