A technique for transferring the contours of a functional impression to the polished surfaces of digitally fabricated removable complete dentures

Jung-Jin Lee; Dong-Hwan Kim; Kwantae Noh

doi:10.1016/j.prosdent.2019.05.038

A technique for transferring the contours of a functional impression to the polished surfaces of digitally fabricated removable complete dentures

J Prosthet Dent. 2020 Aug;124(2):153-156. doi: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2019.05.038. Epub 2019 Nov 13.

Authors

Jung-Jin Lee¹, Dong-Hwan Kim², Kwantae Noh³

Affiliations

¹ Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Institute of Oral Bio-Science, School of Dentistry, Chonbuk National University and Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Chonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.
² Private practice, Seoul Gospel Dental Clinic, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
³ Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: nohkt@naver.com.

PMID: 31732095
DOI: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2019.05.038

Abstract

For the retention and stability of removable complete dentures, the denture base should be fabricated with appropriate borders and polished surfaces. A technique for transferring the contour of a functional impression for digitally fabricated removable complete dentures is described.

MeSH terms

Dental Impression Technique
Denture Design*
Denture, Complete
Denture, Partial
Denture, Partial, Removable*