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deserve teef. Or fake healthy gums. Have you tried the Taub elixirs? Taub stains are very bad, come off in no time. Using lightcure stains actually bond with acrylic and composite Even if you cover it with a clear, light cured layer?
March 14, 2022
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support and does not except that much of force to the abutment teeth I am all for saving teeth. Not this one. Full upper / 2 Implant supported over denture for lowerSRP to get the gums healthier and a growing denture as others have stated. As time passes, you can start to place implants while he
January 23, 2018
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the denture getting locked in when you do a chair side pick up. No. With short Locator abutments with the retentive portion just above the gum, you don't need to worry about locking in the housings when you pick them up chair side. Place both housings on the locator posts, and make sure the denture
April 24, 2026
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adhesive first). Some people will do the impression with a soft relign material. Leave it in the patient's mouth for a few days and then send this to the lab. It is a good strategy. Explain to the patient that a reline could help, but sometimes due to changes in the quality of the gums, some patients may
November 27, 2025
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as implantsI recommend saving both lower cuspids.Do root canals on # 22#27Make post room and reduce fulcrum by taking tooth structure to gum lineKeep in mind their not significant difference in implants successover 10 mm in lengthPrep tooth below gum lineInject pvs material into canal and dip burn
October 02, 2023
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Hey Guys, Any guide recommendations for removable gum shade matching--I have the ivoclar and it looks like trash. Thanks
September 18, 2024
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So I have a patient who really likes to chew gum. The dentures we just made for him fit very well and he has no sore spots but he chews gum a lot and bits of it stick to the denture. He has a hard time getting these little bits back off - anybody have any suggestions for how to make this easier?
August 26, 2023
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with the bone removal to hide the transision and allow a prosthesis that is cleansible. Without seeing his xray I can still confidently say he is a great candidate for all on four (if you're ok with sacrificing healthy teeth) and he has an absolute shitload of maxilla. The most common mistake
August 12, 2015
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staff? No chance it doesn't matter what hand-out you give them.Try this one: I was working in a nursing home once. A patient had a LPD in her mouth. She was unaware it was removable. It had not been removed in many years.In one nursing home I visited the staff told me that a patient had gums
August 29, 2018
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minutes in the mouth, ample time to set the tray in gently, and do the movements two times, and let the stuff and the gums relax around each other. You get best accuracy this way. I agree about the holes. When doing a denture, since there are no teeth, there is no risk of breaking the custom tray when you
February 04, 2026
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Good evening everyone, It's an honor to be in Town. I just got my first denture patient as a DS3 and I was hoping I could collect some thoughts as I navigate through this case. The patient is a reasonably healthy man in his 70s that came to our school with a treatment plan in hand from another
February 26, 2026
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valplast that does not fully contact the gums seems like retention would be affected? Would this likely be the case? I don't have much experience with valplast Also am I correct to assume that block out is necessary for the divot on the occusal ridge to reduce pressure? Any suggestions would be much
December 17, 2020
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63YO Hispanic Male History of oral cancer (2013) Chief complaint: Patient wants to replace 24 and 25 which are broken off at gum line. Patient is concerned that people can see the space. Patient presented with (mostly) healthy teeth in the maxilla. The mandible is another story. 22 is Type I
July 20, 2018
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that is displayed on the lowers. What would you tell the lab to do? Here are the photos of the wax try in of the new denture: This is the normal repose display. This is what she does not like, the gum display on the lowers when she is relaxed. Slight smile. Exaggerated smile. Here
March 12, 2015
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I recently did a reline for a lower CD and the patient has returned 10 times for adjustments. He DID have throat cancer a few years ago( radiation, chemo) and his gums look quite raw. Hes 90. Today I did another reline with a soft material(Mucopren) and the denture has excellent retention; good
March 18, 2025
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to be way off from the tip of her nose which she will always notice. initial thoughts. move the midline to the patient's left about 5 mm, bring gums incisal about 2 mm on 6,7 and gums gingival about 2 mm on 10, 11. the lip is higher on the left with a full smile, this will help it not look canted. I am sure
October 06, 2025
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extracted, as long as they are healthy. And as long as the pt understands the limitations here, which is sounds like he does. I think a compromised RPD with less than ideal retention is still better than a CD with no retention. Any chance he'd be able to do an implant or 2 with some locators?many
March 15, 2016
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I have this 60 year old female patient. High decay risk, I have slowly been extracting teeth on her and have ended up at the point seen in the pano. A long time ago, she was healthier and married to a guy whose sister was a dental student. Said dental student placed and restored these implants
July 15, 2021
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A patient wasn't happy about the gum shade of the valplast denture I delivered a week ago. Is it possible to change gum tissue shade after Valplast denture is processed and finalized? or do I have to start the fabrication from scratch? Thank... Start...Yep, not really any choice but that. Ask your
May 15, 2014
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chocolate does if you have a piece of chewing gum in your mouth...it just melts it away) or you may end up with chocolaty mess of fixodentlol! thanks. Can i suggest dental product companies come up with something that dissolves the adhesive..hint hint..I find it easy. I tell my assistant to get it bone
March 21, 2018
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of your guidance. I have never heard of this before and am curious How would the doctor like to wear a denture with a sharp spot causing a sore spot and see if it toughens up Now if they don't wear dentures, that's when the gums toughen up. Go long enough without any teeth, and you can bite
September 08, 2022
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Is it OK to have a patient wear regular dentures while implants are integrating? Can the implants have healing abutments on or do they need cover screws? I'm not sure if suction and/or gum compression from the denture over the implants would cause integration problems. Sure you can do
January 17, 2024
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92 year old lady needs immediate upper denture, however she has some medical issues and her daughter's and her are very concerned about having her remaining upper teeth extracted.<br/><br/>The oral surgeon and them decided to not extract the teeth but grind down the teeth to the gum
April 23, 2016
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to a vision supplement causing stains, but has anyone ever encountered this? Chewing gum ....I have when my lab used a sealent, that was supposed to protect the polish, but in fact the sealent stains terribly. This could be a curry stain of such a sealent. My lab had to change the teeth to correct the problem.I've seen this from chewing gum...It may be from a lot of turmeric in food, or curcumin supplements( contains turmeric extract)
October 07, 2016
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Bonder like Bond LC from Anaxdent Use Gum composite from Anaxdent to sculpt, lightcure. Do not put this into a Triad or similar lightbox, they get too hot and distort the denture. This is all pink composite Delete Run away.... Don't get involved in this if you don't have to. I use denture reline material and bulk up the facial of the anterior flang.
August 27, 2024
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a number on the gingiva and supporting bone. Partial dentures without rests WILL transition the patient to a full denture. So will conventional cast partials, if patients leave them in the mouth all the time. Flexible Partials are expensive chewing gum.
March 17, 2025
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pulling out teeth? He got hit in the face and 6-8 are SEVERELY mobile. the rest are just plain old mobile. thanks for any advice! Just be honest with patient and tell him some of the teeth may come out in the impression. He did it to himself by causing the gum disease and waiting so long
October 16, 2023
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anterior teeth from 22-27, while completely destroyed above the gum line, look to have pretty long strong roots - particularly 22 and 27. I feel like there may be more harm than good cause by trying to get those out - I've heard about some people doing root canals and then burying the roots
January 26, 2016
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Cleaner to help safely loosen debris, without the damage that can result from a dishwasher or toothbrush. Gum Hygiene is very important too. Here's a link the ADA recently shared on the importance of brushing gums with dentures. We recommend the Cleanadent Denture and Gum Paste for patients
February 14, 2018
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anterior open bite (2-3mm) and said the posterior flanges of the denture were jabbing into his gum. With great difficulty I managed to remove his denture, the swelling was already occuring under the denture and we adjusted the back but the bite didnt look right.My theory is that he wasnt biting down
February 27, 2021
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Pt presents with a history of puffy gums. She has a partial on top she has worn for 12+ years. She is taking a calcium channel blocker which she started a few years ago. The pt reports her gums were puffy prior to taking the calcium channel blocker. Her last dentist would do gingivectomies
June 20, 2014
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a flexible partial which I didn't think would work. But I'm a sucker and we tried. I failed....too painful on the gums and teeth. She never had a lower partial made but she does have rest seats on #19 crown and #21. Lower anteriors are not mobile. But what to do? Implants are a no go per pt. Last time
October 16, 2015
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compromising whatever teeth she has left. I really don't know what she has underneath the bridge. She broke 13 and 15 close to the gum line ( had crown lengthening) and even with rct post and build up, only 15 is a solid tooth. 13 is too small. You can see on the pics that I didn't elven occlude with her
December 25, 2019
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acrylic if you want to do this in office. Get 1 tooth shade and 1 gum shade. You can bond this in chairside within minutes Will give it a try thanks for the link on Turbofix Thanks- I tried ordering through schein, but they said they only carry the powder (which makes zero sense). Any clue where I
December 15, 2023
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at first because there wouldn't be much of a point due to the rapid gum transformation. I usually recommend they start to use fixodent if they feel looseness the first few months before a hard reline is done. Recently, i've been having a patient where the gum is just really sensitive and every
August 11, 2021
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plug to stick inside it but no guarantee the gums will close over it. Still would be my first choice though if space permits. If Bicon had engineered a restorative platform other than plug and play IAC the system would possibly have chanced of survival. Is anyone actually placing Bicon implants
May 09, 2021
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to the black inserts. You can buy rings and inserts separately. Inexpensive. Then you are better off placing a bit of Vaseline on the gums all over the place, and use a self cure reline resin to fill the entire underside of the denture. For this to work well, you need to grind off a little bit
July 19, 2025
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with dentures requires a life style change. Avoid incising with the front teeth. If the posterior teeth have come out, ask what has been chewed prior to the tooth breakage. Recommend avoiding nuts, ice cubes, gum chewing etc. Ask if he chews finger nails, pencil tips etc? The denture may be used improperly
September 21, 2020
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day. not now though. too many billz billz billz #tures #thots #blestures Tim that's pretty funny man.. i laughed when i saw it on Facebook... haha... what about doing a apple watch in a 'ture....? I think people would wait in line and be willing to pull healthy teeth for a ture
April 14, 2015
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acrylic on their gums. Plus if you need to adjust or repair a duraflex or valplast partial they are a nightmare.If you need to tighten or loosen the clasps you can soak it in hot water Thanks, I will give a try next time. How about the stability with those themoplastic clasp? Its pretty good in my experience. They have a nice snap in when you seat them. What lab do you use for this appliance?
March 18, 2024
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Anybody else ever had a case like this? As long as she places her own home-made liner of chewing gum, she is fine, but as soon as the taste of the gum is gone, she starts to vomit. Never had one like this before. Tissue is not inflamed, as I would have anticipated if the acrylic were
October 13, 2014
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a problem with the immediate. Don't beat around the bush. Tell her the exact truth. Say, Unfortunately, Immediate dentures are ALWAYS uncomfortable. They are only temporary dentures so that you have something to fill in your mouth until your gums heal up and we can make permanent dentures. Your
January 20, 2014
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know how to handle the denture so that they can crack nuts. Jay, how would you suggest to train pts muscle in such cases?I recommend freedent gum combined with practice, practice, and more practice. I tell them that they'll get there but it'll take time. The fact that you leveled the lower incisors
June 01, 2018
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one made. Patient has had gaps for a long time, so I suspect they wouldn't complain about waiting for healing as it gives a better esthetic result. It's tough when the patient wants to look superb but doesn't have the cash to get the best thing. LarryFlexible partials are gum strippers. Expect
May 09, 2016
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for a Locator, theres nothing to do. A valplast denture with 11 teeth is a guarantee to fail. Valplast is expensive chewing gum and with 11 teeth it is just ridiculous. There is nothing to stabilize this denture. There is a way to add to it, but that doesn't work for relines and definitely not for soft relines. You will need to make a new, proper denture. Thanks for the feedback. As I suspected.
July 12, 2024
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, according to her. The cruise was with her sister to help recover. She points to the lingual gum #28 and it is red and inflamed. Tooth/crown look fine. X-ray shows only some radiolucent medullary bone distal to the root but no RAL and normal ligament. I rub a cotton stick on the gum lingual to #28
June 21, 2016
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is the best and you can do this in your office to save $$$ and time. Soft reline material can't be polished, especially not with pumice, polishing will cause the soft material to de-bond from the denture. We usually use a large acrylic bur to gently trim off the excess, we also instruct the patient to wear it for at least 6 hours for the material to adapt to the gums.
June 04, 2023
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crowns or multiple visits. Worked great. Then I began doing them for healthy patients. I still do RPDs with cast metal framework too. Just need to know what your patient wants most.Been using flexible resin partials for quite a while. Generally pts adapt to them faster than metal, plus
February 27, 2015
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I referred a patient because every time we cleaned her teeth, her gums would bruise, slough or form ulcers. She finally went to see a specialist (she was in denial) and they diagnosed pemphigus. She recently lost a tooth and wants it replaced with a denture. It is #3 and no other tooth so would you make a unilateral tooth supported denture or a pud with a palatal strap? Any one with experience with dentures and pemphigus????
April 05, 2018
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? You want the denture to sit down on the gum tissue firmly. Cannot easily duplicate this feat on a stone model. Remember all areas of gum tissue have different compressive characteristics. Thank you all ! What part in the denture steps would you remove the palate for an over denture opposing
August 25, 2023
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