Maintenance of complete denture

Song,  Young-Gyun

doi:2017.55.1.90

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 55(1); 2017 > Article

The Journal of The Korean Dental Association 2017;55(1):90-95.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22974/jkda.2016.55.1.009 Published online January 31, 2017.

총의치의 유지관리

송영균

단국대학교 치과대학 치과보철학교실

Maintenance of complete denture

Young-Gyun Song

Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Dankook university

Abstract

As residual ridge resorption occurs, complete dentures tend to become loose. Denture relining and rebasing are an essential element for improving a denture's stability and prevention side effect such as sore spot, epulis fissuratum. This paper focuses about health insurance is available for maintenance of complete denture and, methods of relining or rebasing.

Key Words: complete denture;reline;rebase;