6 - 3/6: Immediate Complete Dentures Flashcards
What is inflammatory papillary hyperplasia “IPH”?
A reactive tissue growth usually developing under a denture
Where does IPH occur?
On a hard palate beneath denture base
What is an IPH?
Asymptomatic red or pink nodules on mucosa of hard palate and occasionally the residual ridge
What is IPH directly related to?
Constant wearing of ill-fitting denture and poor oral hygeine
What is present in IPH combination syndrome?
Candida
What are two popular protocols for immediate dentures?
Conventional
Interim/transitional
What are conventional immediate dentures?
Reline the immediate denture after healing and ridge stable (6 months)
ONE DENTURE
What are interim/transitional immediate dentures?
Aim is to use for short period, then it is replaced by the definitive prosthesis when healing is complete
TWO DENTURES
What is hopeless?
Periodontal prognosis
When are immediate dentures fabricated?
Prior to extracting natural teeth
What did richardson JA view immediate complete dentures as?
Practical treatise on mechanical dentistry
- was considered “luxury treatment” for many years following
What is done in conventional/classic immediate dentures?
Refining/refitting
What is done in interim/transitional/nontraditional immediate dentures?
New CD is made
What are advantages to immediate complete dentures?
Prevent patient embarassment
Provide guide for optimal esthetics
Provide guide for OVD
What are advantages to immediate dentures as stated by the book?
- maintenance of patient’s appearance
- circumoral support, muscle tone, VDO, jaw relationship, face height maintained
- tongue will not spread out as a result of tooth loss
- less postoperative pain as extraction sites are protected
- easier to duplicate the natural tooth shape and position
- adaptation easier. Speech and mastication are rarely compramised, nutrition can be maintained
- availability of tissue-conditioning material
- patient’s psychological and social well being is preserved
What are disadvantages to immediate dentures?
- Increased complexity - impressions, CJR
- lack of clinical evaluation of trial denture-anterior esthetics
- increased maintenance
- greater number visits = more cost
What are disadvantages to immediate dentures as stated by the book?
- more challenging
- undercut anterior ridge
- incorrect recording of CRP
- no denture tooth try in
- more chair time = additional appts
What are explanations to the patient concerning immediate dentures?
- Do not fit as well
- pain of extraction and sore spots
- initial difficulty eating and speaking
- unpredictable esthetics