Full Lower Acrylic Denture on Locator Abutment
Time to complete the case – 4 clinical visits:
Visit 1 • Primary implant level impression
Visit 2 • Record the bite
Visit 3 • Denture wax try-in
Visit 4 • Denture fit appointment
Laboratory stages
- Order the laboratory analogues, locator’s abutments and Male Processing Package
- Cast model from primary impression & make wax bite block
- Articulate models to bite supplied
- Wax up try-in with Locator abutments
- Finish denture in high impact heat cured veined acrylic
- Cold cure the metal housing under the denture
Advantages
- Low laboratory cost
- Quick & easy to manufacture
- Easy for the patient to remove & relocate even if manual dexterity is failing
- Super easy to keep clean
- Full functional appliance
- Dentures have been shown to improve self-esteem in patients
- Dentures support facial muscles and aid speech for patients
Disadvantages
- Can discolour from coffee, wine or cigarettes
- Material can absorb bacteria and start to smell if the patient doesn’t clean it daily
- The locator housings may lose some of their retentive properties after some time and need replacing
- Patients may have difficulty eating for a short while & struggle getting used to their new denture
