|
|
| Author |
Message |
Sdores
medicine forum Guru Wannabe
Joined: 24 Mar 2005
Posts: 254
|
 Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:08 pm Post subject:
Upper denture question
|
|
|
I just found that my upper denture, behind the front teeth, has holes coming
through. Right now they are small. Does this mean I need to replace the
denture or would a new inside, I forget the term sorry, be appropriate? I
am going to make an appt hopefully next week to have it repaired and get
some dental work done that I had to wait on due to steroid use for my
crohn's and other medical stuff I had done. Thanks in advance, UM MOM Susan |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Steven Bornfeld
medicine forum Guru
Joined: 28 Apr 2005
Posts: 492
|
| Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:00 pm Post subject:
Re: Upper denture question
|
|
|
Sdores wrote:
| Quote: | I just found that my upper denture, behind the front teeth, has holes coming
through. Right now they are small. Does this mean I need to replace the
denture or would a new inside, I forget the term sorry, be appropriate? I
am going to make an appt hopefully next week to have it repaired and get
some dental work done that I had to wait on due to steroid use for my
crohn's and other medical stuff I had done. Thanks in advance, UM MOM Susan
|
It should be an easy matter to repair it, even chairside.
Steve |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Sdores
medicine forum Guru Wannabe
Joined: 24 Mar 2005
Posts: 254
|
| Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:10 pm Post subject:
Re: Upper denture question
|
|
|
Thanks, I was hoping this was the case. UM MOM Susan
"Steven Bornfeld" <dentaltwinmung@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:44AECB89.504@earthlink.net...
| Quote: |
Sdores wrote:
I just found that my upper denture, behind the front teeth, has holes
coming through. Right now they are small. Does this mean I need to
replace the denture or would a new inside, I forget the term sorry, be
appropriate? I am going to make an appt hopefully next week to have it
repaired and get some dental work done that I had to wait on due to
steroid use for my crohn's and other medical stuff I had done. Thanks in
advance, UM MOM Susan
It should be an easy matter to repair it, even chairside.
Steve
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Joel M. Eichen
medicine forum Guru
Joined: 24 Mar 2005
Posts: 4062
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Sdores
medicine forum Guru Wannabe
Joined: 24 Mar 2005
Posts: 254
|
| Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 9:43 am Post subject:
Re: Upper denture question
|
|
|
Thanks Joel, my dentist is pretty good about not pushing things unneeded.
I do need a new lower bridge and work on a few teeth prior to that. Thanks,
UM MOM Susan
"Joel344" <joeleichen@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Joel344.2alime@dentalcom.net...
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Bill
medicine forum Guru
Joined: 01 Jun 2005
Posts: 346
|
| Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 9:45 pm Post subject:
Re: Upper denture question
|
|
|
Sdores wrote:
| Quote: | Thanks Joel, my dentist is pretty good about not pushing things unneeded.
I do need a new lower bridge and work on a few teeth prior to that. Thanks,
UM MOM Susan
_____________________ |
This may depend on the cause of those "holes."
If they are caused by wear, that MAY (or maybe not) mean that the lower
teeth have been occluding so long and so hard that some spots are now
worn all the way through the denture base.
If that is the case, then your vertical dimension of occlusion may be
decreased from what it was when the upper denture was new.
If (and this is a very big IF, as I can't see your occlusion on the
net) your centric occlusion now involves actual contact between the
incisal edges of the lower teeth and the upper palatal soft tissue,
then any repair that adds thickness to the worn holes would cause
premature occlusal contacts at the thickened-repair locations.
That could throw off the rest of your occlusion.
A reline can often be done instead of a new denture. A reline often can
retain the current occlusal pattern by increasing the vertical
dimension evenly over the whole denture. Such a reline fills any holes
caused by wear.
Of course, if the holes are NOT caused by occlusal wear, and if your
current closed-centric bite does NOT have contact through those holes
of the lower teeth and the upper palate, then my discussion here simply
doesn't apply!
(It would be so much easier if patients could be examined by Internet
magic!)
Best regards,
- dentaldoc |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Sdores
medicine forum Guru Wannabe
Joined: 24 Mar 2005
Posts: 254
|
| Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 10:57 pm Post subject:
Re: Upper denture question
|
|
|
The small holes are where my lower teeth are impacting the denture. What I
want to do is realign this one until a new denture can be made since this
one is over 10 years old now and very thin all over. So I think you are
right. Would a reline give me time to use this denture until new one is
made? I need to be able to eat. Thanks, UM MOM Susan
"Bill" <dentaldoc@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1152395120.530419.32580@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
| Quote: |
Sdores wrote:
Thanks Joel, my dentist is pretty good about not pushing things unneeded.
I do need a new lower bridge and work on a few teeth prior to that.
Thanks,
UM MOM Susan
_____________________
This may depend on the cause of those "holes."
If they are caused by wear, that MAY (or maybe not) mean that the lower
teeth have been occluding so long and so hard that some spots are now
worn all the way through the denture base.
If that is the case, then your vertical dimension of occlusion may be
decreased from what it was when the upper denture was new.
If (and this is a very big IF, as I can't see your occlusion on the
net) your centric occlusion now involves actual contact between the
incisal edges of the lower teeth and the upper palatal soft tissue,
then any repair that adds thickness to the worn holes would cause
premature occlusal contacts at the thickened-repair locations.
That could throw off the rest of your occlusion.
A reline can often be done instead of a new denture. A reline often can
retain the current occlusal pattern by increasing the vertical
dimension evenly over the whole denture. Such a reline fills any holes
caused by wear.
Of course, if the holes are NOT caused by occlusal wear, and if your
current closed-centric bite does NOT have contact through those holes
of the lower teeth and the upper palate, then my discussion here simply
doesn't apply!
(It would be so much easier if patients could be examined by Internet
magic!)
Best regards,
- dentaldoc
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Google
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
The time now is Thu Jan 08, 2009 10:06 pm | All times are GMT
|
|
Credit Card information | Rebuildable cars | The eBay Song | Zune | Credit Card information
|
|
Copyright © 2004-2005 DeniX Solutions SRL
|
|
Other DeniX Solutions sites:
electronics forum,
Science forum
Unix/Linux blog
Unix/Linux documentation
Unix/Linux forums
|
Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
Forum index
»
Medicine forums
»
dentistry
