Dentures and Periodontally Involved Teeth

Question 1

what type of denture is better for periodontally involved teeth

Answer 1

CoCr as less gingival coverage
but acrylic easier to add to

Question 2

what do you do when you are doing impressions for periodontally involved teeth

Answer 2

warn patient that they might come out
vaseline on teeth to make less mobile
ribbon wax in interdental spaces

Question 3

when do you not give dentures

Answer 3

special care patients who will struggle through process
tremor patients where access is tricky
bad OH patients where denture will make it worse
patients who never remove denture

Question 4

what do you tell a perio patient before you make them a denture

Answer 4

teeth may fall out in future and need added to denture
acrylic vs CoCr
denture makes perio worse if they dont clean it

Question 5

if a perio patient has a lot of spacing and wants the space closed on their denture what can you do for them

Answer 5

add more teeth but say that it will look strange