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A Manufacturing Protocol for Complete Dentures Using a Milling Cutting Method with an Individual Correction of the
Wojciech Kondrat1, Anna Stocka1, Paula Łasica1
1Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Medical University of Bialystok, Sklodowska-Curie Str. 24a, 15-276 Bialystok, Poland.
Purpose:
This study describes the manufacturing procedure for complete dentures using a milling cutting method with an individual correction of the prosthetic plane.
Methods:
Complete dentures were fabricated digitally using a hybrid protocol with individual assessment of the prosthetic plane.
Results:
Subjective and objective studies of evaluation of dentures were used. The sampling of functional impressions with the use of silicone masses of decreasing tension on dentures was used by a patient after the functional formation of their edges with Function type masses. The recording of occlusion on the pre-prepared prosthetic impressions using a silicone recorder was performed. Scanning of dentures and their occlusive relations by means of a laboratory scanner was performed in order to obtain virtual working models. A 3D face photograph of the dentures was taken using the Face Hunter device. Face Hunter offered an individualised adjustment of the prosthetic plane and a unique incorporation of the restoration in a given subject. New restorations in a computer programme were designed. A milling cutting of try-in test dentures was performed in order to make a control in the oral cavity. Control of the test dentures took place at the dentist's office. The performance of new prosthetic restorations using a milling cutting method in the PMMA target material was evaluated in this study.
Conclusions:
The Face Hunter device offers an individualised incorporation of dentures in patients' faces, which considerably improves the aesthetic aspect of the complete dentures.
