What are the benefits of single removable dentures?

Teeth are a very critical part for people, because we must reject food when eating, and the sharpness of teeth can determine the degree of food rejection. However, people nowadays suffer from tooth decay due to poor diet or failure to brush their teeth in time. Once tooth decay occurs, targeted treatment will be provided. Tooth decay that is too severe will definitely be extracted, and then some dentures can be installed. Dentures have advantages and disadvantages. So what are the benefits of single removable dentures?

1. Introduction

The professional name of removable dentures is removable dentures, including removable partial dentures and full dentures. It uses the remaining natural teeth, the mucosa and bone tissue under the base as support, relies on the denture's retainers and base for retention, uses artificial teeth to restore the shape and function of missing teeth, and uses base materials to restore the defective alveolar ridge, jawbone and its surrounding soft tissue morphology. Patients can remove and wear it by themselves.

2. Indications

Beijing Saint Bay Dental Hospital's removable dentures have a wide range of applications:

1. Various types of edentulous and missing teeth

2. People with tooth loss accompanied by alveolar bone, jaw bone or soft tissue defects

3. Those who need transitional dentures and space maintainers

4. Role of periodontal splints

5. Those who need to restore vertical distance

6. Those who need immediate dentures or cosmetic dentures

3. Contraindications

Who should not use removable dentures:

1. People with mental illness who cannot take care of themselves or have difficulty living.

2. Those who are allergic to denture materials and have a foreign body sensation that cannot be overcome

3. Severe dental, periodontal or mucosal lesions that have not been effectively treated and controlled

4. Advantages

1. Wide range of applications

2. Less tooth tissue is removed

3. Patients can put on and take off the glasses by themselves

4. The production is simpler and the cost is relatively low

5. Easy to repair

5. Disadvantages

1. The foreign body sensation at first wearing may sometimes affect pronunciation and cause nausea

2. Poor stability and chewing efficiency, poor self-cleaning effect

3. It may cause damage to abutment teeth, mucosal ulcers, and accelerated alveolar bone absorption

4. It may accelerate the progression of dental caries, periodontal disease, and temporomandibular joint disease

6. Classification

1. Classification of removable partial dentures According to the way the denture supports the forces it bears

1 Tooth-supported dentures

There are remaining natural teeth at both ends of the gap, and the force borne by the denture is mainly borne by the natural teeth.

2. Mucosa-supported dentures

The force on the denture is mainly borne by the mucosa and the alveolar bone underneath. No supports are provided due to loose remaining teeth or tight bite.

3. Tooth- and mucosa-supported dentures

The forces borne by dentures are borne jointly by natural teeth, mucosa and alveolar ridges.

2. Classification by denture production method and materials

1Plastic glue-connected removable denture

The dentures are primarily made of methacrylate resin and are retained by bent wire clasps. The price is low, but the volume is large and the application range is wide.

2Metal casting bracket removable denture

It is usually made of a metal integral casting bracket and a small amount of plastic. It is more complicated to make and more expensive than plastic glue-connected removable partial dentures. It is durable and slightly larger in size.