title: Use of a bite registration vinyl polysiloxane material to identify denture flange overextension and/or excessive border thickness in removable prosthodontics.
abstract: Vinyl polysiloxane (VPS) has multiple applications in prosthodontics. This article describes how a bite registration fast-set VPS material was used to identify length overextension and/or excessive border thickness of denture flanges. In addition, the advantages of VPS over conventional materials are presented.
authors.forename: C Brent
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Haeberle
authors.forename: Amara
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abreu
authors.forename: Kurt
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Metzler
mesh_terms: D003760:Dental Impression Materials / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003761:Dental Impression Technique; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D006801:Humans; D007574:Jaw Relation Record / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011145:Polyvinyls / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012833:Siloxanes / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D003760:Dental Impression Materials; D011145:Polyvinyls; D012833:Siloxanes; C034183:vinyl polysiloxane
keywords: denture flanges; overextension; vinyl polysiloxane