title: Design and fabrication technique for metal palates in maxillary complete dentures.
abstract: Polymethyl methacrylate exhibits excellent physical properties. Unfortunately, complete dentures fabricated from this material may still fracture. Maxillary complete dentures opposing natural dentition may have a tendency to develop recurrent midline fractures due to multiple reasons. A potential method of preventing this fracture is metal reinforcement of the palatal portion of the prosthesis. A technique will be presented describing a sequence that incorporates predictable design, fabrication and finishing of a metal palate for a maxillary complete denture.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Implant Center, University of Iowa, USA. robert-schneider@uiowa.edu
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Stokes
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: LaDuke
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D003722:Dental Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D019554:Dental Restoration Wear; D003819:Denture Bases; D003779:Denture Design; D003827:Denture, Complete, Upper; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008297:Male; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000534:rehabilitation; D010159:Palate; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate / Q000737:chemistry; D013314:Stress, Mechanical
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D003722:Dental Alloys; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate