In your experience in placing thousands of partial dentures, which kind results in the highest degree of patient satisfaction: Cast metal, or resin (Valplast or Flexite)

Why?

Thank you

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James
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Its depends on treatment situation, teeth position, gum situation, allergy, anatomical situation, your expectation, money situation

Its almost impossible to answer :))
regards K.Polanowski

So, just because the cast metal partials are more expensive, does not necessarily mean that they are generically superior and preferred by most people?

James

Lab fees for Valplast, Flexi-plast and the like are at least as high as for cast frame partials. The biggest advantages of the flexible -base partials is that there are no metal clasps. Acrylic-base partials are generally somewhat less expensive than cast frame partials, but they still generally have wire clasps. A difference between the flexible and acrylic base partials on the one hand and the cast frame partials on the other is that while the first two get a proportionally greater amount of support from the soft tissues, and correspondingly less support from the teeth. This sometimes means less stress on the teeth (usually a good thing) but more movement of the bases. Cast frames are generally more stable, and also less bulky, but obtain much of their increased stability from the teeth.

Pick your poison.

Steve

Vitallium plus acrylic attachments for normal cases.

This is relative.

The laboratory bill for Valplast is as high as or higher than a nice vitallium/acrylic partial dentuire.

Disadvantage of Valplast is the crud factor.

They look bad in a few years.

Hello Joel

Can you elaborate: What is the "crud factor".

Thanks

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James

Valplast suffers from cruditis.

They accumulate bacterial growth and even provide a special cleaning solution to reduce the cruditis.

Valplast International distributes a concentrated denture cleaner which can be used for daily and periodic deep cleaning.

MORE ABOUT Valplast:
https://www.greenvilledentallab.com/techniques.html

Its similar to this:

Cruditis ........ errrrr Crudites.


Raw vegetables cut into bite-sized strips and served with a dip

Crudites

Some of them turn this nice orange color. Oh, and they are very expensive to alter or repair.

Steve

of course if the cast partial was done properly In reality the cast partial is invasive method .I mean about teeth preparation to point strength of bite apt into the bone.

If dentist is making frame work without it the idea of frame work is lost.I call it metal drop denture :)))

Discussion what kind of dentures is better without any clinical informations is useless Uzytkownik "Joel M. Eichen" <[email protected]> napisal w wiadomosci

I have a dental appointment in a few weeks, and will have to tell my dentist, that my current cast metal partials are no longer comfortable. I have mentioned the option of flexi-partials in the past, but he argues against it, explaining there are 'stability issues' involved. However I did hear about yet another option called: Combi Flexi Partial ...a combination of flexi acrylic and cast metal framing that offer the stability and strength of the metal partial. I believe this would be the way to go for me. Its just that I can't find alot of information, pictures, or even its availability for dental patients.

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY KIND OF IDEA, HINT OR CLUE ABOUT THIS

My partial was made and fitted in Tijuana, Mexico. I don't know what you call the material but it is a type of plastic. Metal wouldn't have worked for me because of sensitivities.

Mine is a year old and I don't have any "crud factor". I take it out and brush it with my Sonicare when I brush my teeth. Having never worn a dental appliance it did take me awhile to get used to the tongue resting against the plastic on the roof of my mouth.

Partials here in the US start at about $1200.