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Flexible, esthetic partial dentures Michael DiTolla, DDS
Director, Clinical
Education & Research
Glidewell Laboratories
L
ike many other top-
ics in dental school, 1988 with Honors
removable partial Fellow Academy of
General Dentistry
Contributing Editor
dentures were taught
Contemporary Esthetics &
to most of us in a rather dog-
Restorative Practice
matic fashion. Design and
Contributing Editor
function were stressed, as
they should be, but for the Dental Economics
Graduate Las Vegas
Institute of Cosmetic
most part esthetic issues
Dentistry (LVI)
were ignored. Rather conspic-
Graduate Rondeau
uous clasps, such as I-bars,
Orthodontic Institute
were placed on maxillary cus-
pids without a lot of thought Graduate Force
given towards how this Orthodontic Institute
Over 250 national and
international lectures
would affect the patients
opinion and confidence in Fig.1 - Patient presented with a desire Fig.2 - The new Valplast RPD blends in
the prosthesis. (figs. 1&2) to replace her old RPD with Valplast more naturally with the surrounding
to eliminate the metal I-bars. gum tissues and remaining dentition. This publication is
Upon entering private prac- designed to provide
tice, many of us learned that Glidewell customers with
proven clinical tips and
patients would sometimes
Indications techniques. If you have
simply refuse to wear unes- any comments or sugges-
thetic partials. In those early tions, email Dr. DiTolla at
Complete Valplast Partial Dentures without metal.
days I cut off more I-bars than mditolla@glidewell-lab.com
Combination Vitallium 2000 and Valplast Partial Dentures.
I care to remember and had
Unilateral Valplast Partial Denture with or without metal.
to replace them with a sol- Continuing Education
dered clasp that would not
work as well, but could not Contraindications For AGD & State
approved CE Credits
be seen from 50 feet when on this & other articles,
the patient smiled. The many benefits of Valplast notwithstanding, there are some spe-
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With the rapid advances in metal partial denture. For example:
esthetic materials and tech- If there is less than 4mm (all valplast) or 6mm (vitallium/valplast) of
niques in the fixed prostho- interocclusal space in the posterior area.
dontic arena, it is no wonder If you have bilateral free-end distal extensions with knife-edge ridges
that patients requiring remov- or lingual tori on the mandible.
able prosthesis are also If you have bilateral free-end distal extension on the maxilla with
expecting us to achieve extreme atrophy of the alveolar ridges.
esthetic results when replac- Deep overbite cases (4mm or more) where the anterior teeth can be Approved PACE Program Provider
FAGD/MAGD Credit
ing their missing teeth. dislodged in excursive movements. 02/15/04 to 02/28/07
(figs. 3&4) Partially or fully
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