Denture is known for the removable replacement of the missing teeth and surrounding tissues. This is an age-old procedure and like other oral treatments, denture has its perks.
Two types of dentures are available
in the dental industry:
- Complete Denture: When all the teeth are needed to be replaced, then complete denture is used. There are two types of complete denture process. Immediate dentures are made in advance and they can be placed right away after the teeth removal. Whereas, in conventional dentures patients have to wait 8-12 weeks for the replacement after teeth removal.
- Partial Denture: In this case a portion
of the teeth is damaged or missing and needs
replacement. It is basically a bridge where replacement teeth are attached to a
gum-color base made of plastic, sometimes connected by a metal framework; it holds the teeth in place.
Now Dentures
Have Gone Digital:
The newest addition to the denture
industry is the digitization. Now, this procedure has become more
technologically advanced with the inclusion of Digital Smile Design and
Intra-Oral Scanner. These advancements make the process easier, highly
technical and more efficient for the patients. The digital incorporation in the
denture industry has been very useful for people to lessen the dentist visits
for the procedure too.
Now you can consider this procedure
to be highly effective that helps you to have a better oral life.
The Digital
Denture Process:
This whole denture digital procedure
undergoes three steps:
- Data Acquisition: Data acquisition can be done two different ways. One way is intra-oral scanning and the second way is indirect extra-oral scanning of cast or impression & occlusal record.
- Designing: This is the second part of the digital process. Proprietary denture designing software is used to design the patient’s permanent denture.
- Manufacturing: Manufacturing includes
two processes. Printed denture and milled denture.
Advantages
of Digital Denture:
There are many undeniable advantages of digital denture.
- It is easier for the patients who have a gag reflex.
- Digital denture is also easy for the patients who have limited openings.
- Digital denture has no way to cause dental infection.
- It has the ability to mill or print master casts to offer efficient design, therefore there is no real need for disinfection.
- This process is achievable digitally which is helpful for future procedures.
- This procedure offers patients a much better result that also looks amazing from the outside of the face.
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