removale pros Y5 lecture Flashcards
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when managing pt with poor prognosis teeth (using dentures) what do you need to consider?
- Pt wishes
- Pt previous experience wearing dentures
- Medical history
- Life expectancy of teeth, active disease
- Pt ability to maintain optimal oral health
- position of the poor prognosis teeth
- Pt attendance/number of visits available
- Long term tx plan for pt
what to consider in terms of pt wishes
- does pt want denture to replace missing teeth?
- is the pt wearing a denture already
what to consider in terms of pt previous experience wearing dentures
- pt weating a denture that can be added on
- acrylic easier to add on than cobalt chrome
- new denture can be made later once all teeth extracted and tissues have healed (6-8 weeks)
what is a transition denture?
usually a partial denture with teeth added until it becomes a complete denture
what to consider in terms of medical history
- poor healing response or resistance to infect may influence choice of tx (endo vs. XLA)
- poor general health or mobility may make travel or time spent in chair difficult (shorter/fewer appt. better)
what to consider in terms of life expectancy of teeth, active disease or pain
- try preserve natural teeth
- balance this with managing active disease/pain
- consider postpone XLA until tried to stabilise disease
- if natural tooth crown is unrestorable, root may be saved as over denture abutment
- overdenture abutments should always be above gingival level, cleansable, well maintained by pt
what is considered as the pt ability to maintain optimal oral health
- dentures increase risk of perio
- always stabilise perio disease and improve OH before denture
Ideally plaque <20% before starting dentures
ideally marginal bleeding <10% - pt should understand the risks and why good OH is important
- XLA poor prognosis teeth allow 6-8 weeks)
what to consider about pt with poor prognosis teeth
- over-erupted, tilted or drifted natural teeth can disrupt occlusal plane, fitting denture teeth around poorly positioned natural teeth can be tricky
- upper complete rely on suction (peripheral seal)
- retaining 1 upper natural tooth each side can facilitate direct retention (1 clasp on each side better than only 1 side)
- lower denture, gravity helps denture stay in place (no peripheral seal)
- retaining lower teeth helps denture stability
what to consider about pt attendance/number of visits available
- pt need to know exactly how many visits needed
- planning tx incl. soft tissue management, perio,direct &indirect resto, XLAs (incl. healing)
- all denture stages (6 visits)
what to consider about long-term tx plan for pt
- is pt having more teeth XLA later? (acrylic easier to add on)
- CoCr more expensive and time consuming, teeth can be added to if metal extends in that area
- can have temp. acrylic denture first then CoCr later?
- wear cases need proper planning (e.g. Incr OVD)
- denture worn to allow healing before bridge?
steps for new immediate replacement dentures to replace previous XLA teeth +teeth to be XLA
- start to make new partial acrylic denture around teeth to be extracted (use acrylic not CoCr)
- Add extra teeth to denture before being finished
- XLA teeth and fit immediate denture at same visit
how to make immediate acrylic denture to replace 2 anterior teeth
- upper and lower alginate impressions +shade+jaw reg (interocclusal record)
- show wax tooth try in to pt
- XLA teeth and fit immediate denture at same visit
why need to make mouth healthy?
- dentures more comfortable
- Dentures last longer (other tx may change fit of denture)
- Dentures can make denture disease worse
what structures are affected?
- Oral mucosa
- Teeth and periodontal tissues
How to manage pt with denture stomatitis (denture sore mouth)
- candida albicans (cause)
- soak in miltons solution for 2 weeks (not metal)
- keep dentures clean
- take out at night
- medication options (nystatin oral suspension or miconazole gel)
- look out for angular cheilitis
- pt susceptibility - referral for tests?
ulcers
- mouth ulcers usually resolve 2-3 weeks
(arrange review and urgent referral to OM for persistent ulcers) - BRONJ - need referral
- traumatic ulcer from poorly fitted dentures - routine management
how to help pt with ulcers
- denture border too long for sulcus
- identify area with pressure paste
- trim back with acrylic bur
- soft lining may help (viscogel)
why articulate study casts
easier to view incisal tx from palatal aspect
what is meant by jaw relationship
3D spatial rx between upper and lower teeth
- both horizontal and vertical component
what is ideal occlusion for partial dentures?
- reprodicable ICP
- all need is facebow
if you cannot hand articulate cast, what to do then?
no natural teeth to record ICP, so we always record jaw rx using retruced position such as centric rx
1. mount cast on articulator
2. need occlusal rims
3. interocclusal record
4. facebow
what can occlusal rims be made out of
- wax
- self-cured acrylic
- heat-cured acrylic
why use a facebow
-facebow used to record the 3D rx between the upper occlusal plane and terminal hinge axis in pt
- then transfer this rx onto articulator
enables articulator to simulate the pt jaw movements better - If articulator simulates pt better , then any restos made on the articulator (e.g. dentures) are more likely to conform to pt occlusion and be more acceptable to the pt
what are only on CoCr dentures
guide planes and rest seats