Making new dentures comfortable with silicone fit check

Making new dentures comfortable with silicone fit check

When fitting I check the comfort of a new denture by first asking the patient - “Is it sore?” when I push down on it in the mouth. If it is sore, I ask – “please point to the area “. Light-bodied silicone impression material is placed on the fitting surface and the denture reseated in the mouth until it sets. If the denture fitting surface pushes through the impression material in a place the patient has identified as being sore, mark with pen, peel off the silicone and grind down the pencil mark. I repeat this until it is comfortable.

This method has reduced the number of postoperative adjustments at the review visit by 50%.

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