Maintenance care for removable denture

Cho,  Lee-Ra

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 54(12); 2016 > Article

The Journal of The Korean Dental Association 2016;54(12):996-1023.
Published online December 31, 2016.

가철성 의치의 유지관리

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강릉원주대학교 치과대학 보철학교실 및 구강과학연구소

Maintenance care for removable denture

Lee-Ra Cho

Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry and Research Institute of Oral Science, College of Dentistry, Gangneung-Wonju National University

Abstract

There are many kinds of maintenance care services for removable denture patient. Adjustment of the denture base and occlusion should be performed regularly not only for pain relief but also for maintaining the denture function. Direct and indirect relining are needed frequently in specific cases including mandibular distal extension case or non-symmetric residual teeth situation. Surface treatments for metal and resin are essential in the relining procedure. Clinical process for the denture repair is similar to indirect relining which needs inter-occlusal registration. Especially, the peridontal maintenance care and caries prevention are most important way to preserve the abutment teeth in partial edentulism. Moreover, the caring method for the denture and the tissue should be instructed to the denture patient.

Key Words: Abutment;Occlusal adjustment;Relining;Repair;Sore adjustment;