A TECHNIQUE FOR FABRICATION OF CUSTOM-MADE PORCELAIN DENTURE TEETH

Abstract

Partial or complete dentures are more commonly constructed for the elderly group of the population. Artificial teeth fabricated from acrylic resin or porcelain are widely used in these dentures. The biggest disadvantage of acrylic denture teeth is that wear resistance is not as good as porcelain teeth. The amount of wear depends on how much you grind, how strong is your bite, and if the denture teeth are opposing natural teeth, denture teeth, crowns, bridges or if implants are involved. The advantages of porcelain teeth are that they look better than acrylic teeth. If you have crowns and bridges next to your missing teeth and if you make the adjacent denture teeth with the same material (i.e. porcelain), the teeth will match a lot better. The present case report is about a patient seeking removable prostheses with opposing metal ceramic fixed partial dentures and limited inter-arch space. The patient was treated by fabricating customized porcelain teeth for his/her removable dentures. Selection of this technique improved the patient’s esthetics and avoided the wear of the artificial and opposing fixed partial denture teeth.