Metal Plate Dentures

It s a plastic nylon or metal plate with a number of false teeth attached to it.

Metal plate dentures.

A third option is a flexible denture base made of nylon. Metal free partial denture is a patient removable dental prosthesis that we use to replace missing teeth. 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. Cast metal partial denture the cast metal partial denture is stronger less bulky and offers a great fit.

These frameworks are usually cast from chrome cobalt and may have a longer life span than entirely plastic dentures. It can easily be unclipped and removed. This procedure is usually done on the lower denture. 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 allow uses chrome cobalt as the base instead sometimes with a layer of acrylic on top to provide the right appearance. 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. Metal alloy dentures dentures can be made of one of two materials acrylic or metal alloy. 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. There are two types of metal based dentures. Modified metal base denture the metal base is separated from the supporting tissue though the use of either a soft or hard plastic liner. Metal dentures are usually only metal based or have metal framework and the false teeth are made from other materials.

Standard metal based dentures this comes in direct contact with the gum tissue so it should be made of hypoallergenic bio compatible medical grade alloy. 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. Metal based dentures come in two forms. Most denture bases are made of acrylic resin or chrome cobalt metal.

This partial has a metal framework to which our on site laboratory will attach higher quality denture teeth. A partial denture is designed to fill in the gaps left by one or more missing teeth. Acrylic dentures are the pink colored classic style you see mostly. Problems with regular dentures.