Metal Plate Dentures

Sometimes a metal plate is used for extra strength and reducing the chances of cracks or damage to the denture.

Metal plate dentures. Problems with regular dentures. These frameworks are usually cast from chrome cobalt and may have a longer life span than entirely plastic dentures. A metal based denture is one in which a portion of the denture body is made of a substantial metal casting rather than all plastic acrylic resin. It s a plastic nylon or metal plate with a number of false teeth attached to it.

This procedure is usually done on the lower denture. The difference between metal and plastic is that the plastic ones will be loose and bulky and the metal ones will be better fitting stay in well and be less bulky. Acrylic dentures are the pink colored classic style you see mostly. A partial denture is designed to fill in the gaps left by one or more missing teeth.

As metal is much stronger than plastic we can make it a lot thinner and smaller meaning that your dentures won t feel as bulky as the plastic ones. Metal dentures are usually only metal based or have metal framework and the false teeth are made from other materials. The use of the metal plate is most typical when it is the upper arch of teeth that are being replaced and where the lower arch has existing natural teeth. It can easily be unclipped and removed.

Modified metal base denture the metal base is separated from the supporting tissue though the use of either a soft or hard plastic liner. Cast metal partial denture the cast metal partial denture is stronger less bulky and offers a great fit. Most denture bases are made of acrylic resin or chrome cobalt metal. Since our special metal framework is made by an outside laboratory availability of this partial is about two to three weeks.

Metal alloy dentures dentures can be made of one of two materials acrylic or metal alloy. An advantage of using acrylic resin is that it can be dyed to match the patient s gums but metal is less likely to break if the dentures are dropped. Metal based dentures come in two forms. There are two types of metal based dentures.

Metal allow uses chrome cobalt as the base instead sometimes with a layer of acrylic on top to provide the right appearance. It usually clips onto some of your natural teeth via metal clasps which hold it securely in place in your mouth. The use of new products allow dentists to finally offer something with confidence that patients will like. Metal free partial denture is a patient removable dental prosthesis that we use to replace missing teeth.