FLEXIBLE DENTURES IN PROSTHODONTICS

Аннотация

There is evidence that Dentistry was practised as far back as3000 B.C. in Egypt. Dentures are believed to be the mode oftreatment for replacing missing teeth around 700 BC.Thereafter, a process began towards improvement in the qualityof materials used for fabricating dentures, as the patientsdemanded better aesthetics, function and comfort. This reviewtracks the history of flexible materials used as a denture baseto the present stage and point towards the research anddevelopment in the future. Hard and soft tissue undercuts arefrequently encountered in the fabrication of prosthesis inpartially as well as complete edentulous arches. This article isan effort to review the various commercially available flexibledenture base materials and highlights their indications andspecial instructions in wearing and maintenance of the same.