Internally weighted mandibular denture fabrication using a processed denture base

Hyeongil Kim; Jane D Brewer; Edward Monaco

doi:10.1016/S0022-3913(09)60121-9

Internally weighted mandibular denture fabrication using a processed denture base

J Prosthet Dent. 2009 Aug;102(2):123-5. doi: 10.1016/S0022-3913(09)60121-9.

Authors

Hyeongil Kim¹, Jane D Brewer, Edward Monaco

Affiliation

¹ Department of Restorative Dentistry, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214-8006, USA. hik@buffalo.edu

PMID: 19643226
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3913(09)60121-9

Abstract

This article describes a method of fabricating a customized weighted metal base for the mandibular complete denture using a processed denture base and a plaster index of the tooth arrangement.

MeSH terms

Alveolar Bone Loss / rehabilitation*
Dental Alloys
Dental Casting Technique
Denture Bases*
Denture Design / methods*
Denture, Complete, Lower*
Humans
Tooth, Artificial

Substances

Dental Alloys