Relining, Rebasing, and Repairing Flashcards
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the most basic of the RPD maintenance techniques
relining
relining
adding new denture base material to the existing resin to makeup for loss of tissue contact caused by resorption of the alveolar ridge
easiest means of evaluating the space under the dentures base is to place a
thin mix of alginate in the denture base area, set the RPD in the mouth and maintain its position until the alginate sets
the alginate must be mixed with an increased W/P ratio to ensure
minimal tissue displacement.
1 scoop of powder mixed with 2 measures of hot water will provide a mix that is thin enough to not displace soft tissues and set quickly
the alginate separates (2) from the RPD after the eval is made
easily and cleanly
relining
at least – mm of alginate is present under the denture base or if the indirect retainer lifts – m of more, the pt can be considered a candidate for a reline or rebase
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if the existing denture is short of ideal coverage,
a rebase should be used instead of a reline
a thin mix of alginate impression material may be used to evaluate the
fit of a denture base to the underlying soft tissues
in this instance, there is a bulk of alginate impression material at the
buccal shelf area and at the crest of the ridge
a reline is indicated
it is also possible to evaluate the loss of support on distal extension RPD by apply a
seating force on the most posterior aspect of the denture base and observing an interior indirect retainer
if sig changes have occurred, the IR will
lift from its rest seat
the amount of space under the IR is an indicator of the
amount of space to be found under the denture base
in a passive state, the IR on the — surface of the mand left first premolar is completely seated
mesial
when pressure is applied to the distal extension base, the IR on the mand left first molar is
unseated
may indicate reline
a resin denture bae is prepared for a reline impression by
removing a uniform amt of denture resin from the intaglio surface of the denture base
the resin should be removed for 2 important reasons
-space must be created so the impression material will not apply undue pressure o the underlying soft tissues
-the surface of the existing resin must be removed to eliminate potential contaminants and ensure a suitable bonding
the choice of impression material depends on the characteristics of the tissues to be impression
in the case of mobile tissue on the crest of the ridge use-
in the case of dense, firm denture base tissue use-
free flowing, zinc oxide eugenol impression material
any of the polysulfide rubber bases, polyethers, polyvinylsiloxanes, and mouth temperature waxes
tissue conditioning materials also be used as
impression materials
although they offer no particular advantage and can easily distort the associated soft tissues
the most critical step in the reline procedure is
the maintenance of the tooth framework relationship during the set of the impression material
the pt should not be allowed to bring the
teeth into contact during the impression making procedure
the dentist must hold the framework against the
abutments until the impression material is to be removed from the mouth
small defects in the impression can usually be corrected with
mouth temperature wax
at this time the practitioner should attempt to rock the framework around its fulcrum to ensure that the desired support has been restored
a small brush is used to add mouth temperature wax to correct an impression. the impression is then returned to the mouth for a period of
12 min
the completed partial denture reline impression is presented to the
lab for processing