DENTURE

DENTURE BASES
BASES
Functions
Functions

 Support
Support & & retain
retain denture
denture
teeth
teeth
 Stress
Stress distribution
distribution -- surface
surface
area
area
 Improve
Improve esthetics
esthetics
Materials
Materials

 Acrylic
Acrylic Resin
Resin
 Metal
Metal
Acrylic
Acrylic Resin
Resin Bases
Bases

 Most
Most common
common type
type
 Allows
Allows relining
relining of
of the
the
base
baseto
to maintain
maintain
mucosal
mucosal support
support
Advantages
Advantages

 Esthetically
Esthetically superior
superior to
to
metal
metal bases
bases
 Ease
Ease of
of repair
repair
Disadvantages
Disadvantages

 Dimensional
Dimensional stability-
stability-
warpage
warpage
 Lower
Lower strength/wear
strength/wear
resistance
resistance than
than metal
metal
 Porous
Porous -- hygiene
hygiene
 Low
Low thermal
thermal conductivity
conductivity
Metal
Metal Bases
Bases
 Small
Small edentulous
edentulous spaces
spaces (no
(no room
roomfor
for
gridwork
gridwork
 Less
Less esthetic
esthetic (metal
(metal show
showthrough)
through)
Beaded
Beaded Metal
Metal Base
Base
Metal
Metal Filled
Filled Space
Space
Retentive
Retentive Posts
Posts
Advantages
Advantages

 Thermal
Thermal conductivity
conductivity
–– Swallowing
Swallowing hot
hot substances
substances
–– Improved
Improved thermal
thermal perception
perception
Advantages
Advantages
 Accuracy
Accuracy &
& Dimensional
Dimensional Stability
Stability

–– Minimal
Minimal warpage
warpage (casting
(casting imbibtion)
imbibtion)
–– Minimal
Minimal need
need for
for aa posterior
posterior palatal
palatal
seal
seal
–– Minimal
Minimal abrasion
abrasion
Advantages
Advantages

 Hygiene
Hygiene
–– Metal
Metal less
less porous
porous than
than resin
resin
–– Less
Less food,
food, plaque
plaque &
& calculus
calculus
accumulation
accumulation
Advantages
Advantages

 Weight
Weight and
and Bulk
Bulk

–– Metal
Metal bases
bases can
can be
be cast
cast
thinner
thinner than
than resin
resin bases
bases while
while
maintaining
maintaining adequate
adequate
strength
strength
Flange
Flange Extension
Extension

 Tooth-
Tooth- tissue
tissue supported
supported partial
partial
dentures
dentures should
should be
be maximally
maximally
extended
extended for
for support
support & & retention
retention
 No
No overextension
overextension oror impingement
impingement
on
on movable
movable border
border tissues
tissues
Flange
Flange Extension
Extension

 Class
Class II &
& II
II RPD’s
RPD’s

–– Posterior
Posterior extension
extension same
same as
as aa
complete
complete denture
denture
–– Hamular
Hamular notches,
notches, retromolar
retromolar
pads
pads
Flange
Flange Extension
Extension

 Soft
Soft Tissue
Tissue Undercuts
Undercuts

X
X

Deep
Deep Undercut
Undercut Do
Do Not
Not Relieve
Relieve Shorten
Shorten Flange
Flange
Excessively
Excessively
Acrylic
Acrylic Resin
Resin Finish
Finish Lines
Lines

 Internal
Internal &
& external
external finish
finish
lines
lines should
should not
not coincide
coincide
edentulousridge majorconnector
Acrylb
icadseenture
staggeredfinishlines
gridwork
slightundercut
Replacement
Replacement Teeth
Teeth

 Acrylic
Acrylic denture
denture teeth
teeth

–– Cause
Cause less
less attrition
attrition than
than
porcelain
porcelain
–– Easier
Easier to
to arrange,
arrange, modify
modify &
&
adjust
adjust
Replacement
Replacement Teeth
Teeth
 Tooth
Tooth Form
Form

–– Harmonize
Harmonize with
with
adjacent
adjacent teeth
teeth
–– Shade,
Shade, shape,
shape, length,
length,
width
width && occlusal
occlusal form
form
–– Occlusion
Occlusion almost
almost
always
always requires
requires
adjustment
adjustment