Professional paper

https://doi.org/10.15644/asc49/1/6

Functional Impressions in Complete Denture and Overdenture Treatment

Hrvoje Kršek ; Student, School of Dental Medicine University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Nikša Dulčić orcid.org/0000-0002-8536-000X ; Department of Removable Prosthodontics, School of Dental Medicine University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Tooth loss can cause loss of occlusal, masticatory, esthetic, physiognomic, phonetic and psychosocial function of patients. The most frequently used treatment method of completely edentulous
patients and patients with a small number of remaining teeth are complete dentures or overdentures. One of the most important clinical and laboratory procedures in their fabrication is functional impression taking. The aim of this paper was to present procedures of taking functional impressions in fabrication of complete dentures and overdentures, using standardized techniques and materials. An accurate functional impression together with other correctly performed clinical and laboratory procedures ensure good retention and stability of dentures, which is a precondition for restoring patients’ lost functions.

Keywords

Complete Denture, Overdenture; Dental Impression Technique; Dental Impression Materials

Hrčak ID:

136860

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/136860

Publication date:

24.3.2015.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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