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Making Cobalt Chrome Dentures 10 Sep 2012 | 02:52 pm
Cobalt chrome dentures are a less bulky, stronger alternative to acrylic dentures; however, they are considerably more expensive than acrylic dentures and are not a suitable type of denture for those ...
Making Acrylic Dentures – Fit – Stage 5 7 Sep 2012 | 05:15 pm
Completed acrylic dentures are supplied by the dental technician; they are kept in a wet environment (usually a sealed bag containing a harmless disinfecting liquid) until they are fitted, this is bec...
Making Acrylic Dentures – Try-in – Stage 4 2 Jul 2012 | 09:07 pm
At this stage of denture making the patient has a much clearer idea of what the final dentures will look and feel like. However, the patient should be made aware that the final denture will feel much ...
Making Acrylic Dentures – Bite Registration Stage 3 2 May 2012 | 12:22 am
The stone models, provided by the dental technician at this stage, are more accurate than those cast from the primary impressions, they are also far more hard-wearing than the initial (plaster) models...
Making Acrylic Dentures – Impressions Stage 1 and 2 23 Feb 2012 | 10:03 am
There are at least five main stages to making a denture. Each stage involves input from the dentist, patient and a dental technician. Primary impressions Secondary impressions Bite recording Try-in Fi...
Types of Dentures 17 Jan 2012 | 02:34 am
When a patient wants a missing tooth or teeth to be replaced, they are usually given a number of possible treatment plans – one of which is often a denture. Those who have one or several teeth missing...
Deciding to Have Dentures 10 Nov 2011 | 11:27 pm
Losing a tooth can be quite upsetting for patients, particularly if the tooth that is missing is in the anterior region of the mouth, however, patients should be aware that there are always treatment ...
Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) 25 Oct 2011 | 07:02 pm
Cone beam computed technology has been in use in specialised medical centres and hospitals for a number of years. As technology progresses, the use of CBCT in dentistry increases, this is partly due t...
Extra-oral Radiographs – Ideal Quality Criteria 5 Oct 2011 | 04:45 am
Extra-Oral radiographs are taken with the image receptor placed outside of the patients’ mouth. These radiographs show large areas and are less defined than intra-oral radiographs. Different types of ...
Intra-Oral Radiographs – Ideal Quality Criteria 20 Sep 2011 | 05:46 pm
Intra-oral radiographs are those which are taken with the image receptor placed inside the mouth. The image produced should be detailed. Different types of intra-oral radiograph are taken to show dif...
