Selective-pressure single impression procedure for tooth-mucosa-supported removable partial dentures.
This article describes a method of making impressions for tooth-mucosa-supported removable partial dentures using a single impression procedure. Through the use of border-molded custom trays, selectively relieved, and application of pressure on residual ridge areas, the objectives of maximum tissue coverage and selective tissue placement of primary stress-bearing areas are fulfilled. With a single impression procedure, treatment time is reduced and laboratory errors commonly encountered with the altered cast impression technique can be minimized or eliminated.
Dumbrigue
H B
HB
Department of Prosthodontics, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, USA.
Esquivel
J F
JF
D003760:Dental Impression Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D003761:Dental Impression Technique / Q000295:instrumentation; D003779:Denture Design; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000473:pathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D009061:Mouth Mucosa; D011312:Pressure; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013440:Sulfides / Q000737:chemistry; D013997:Time Factors; D014070:Tooth
D003760:Dental Impression Materials; D013440:Sulfides; C032915:polysulfide