Fabrication and use of a metal reinforcing frame in a fracture-prone mandibular complete denture.
A procedure to reinforce mandibular complete dentures with a rigid internal horseshoe-shaped frame is described. Sequential clinical and laboratory procedures to incorporate a metal frame at a predetermined, controlled position within the prosthesis are presented. This procedure provides not only strength but ensures adequate space for a resilient liner if required.
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Department of Veterans Affairs, Tucson, Arizona, USA. bbjameson@dakotacom.net
D003722:Dental Alloys; D003819:Denture Bases; D003779:Denture Design; D003822:Denture Liners; D003826:Denture, Complete, Lower; D006801:Humans; D013499:Surface Properties
D003722:Dental Alloys