Asad Jabbar Roll # Group D

ASAD JABBAR
ROLL #
Group D
It is a second (new) denture intended to be a
copy of the first (old) denture
OTHER TERMS USED ARE:

 Copy Denture
 Duplicate Denture
 Template Denture
Denture copy technique should be aimed at
incorporating all the good & desirable features
of the old dentures in the new ones
 The term replica denture implies the
construction of a denture identical to the
original which is exactly not the case
 Generally using the copy technique , it is
common to build in alterations of some
features while keeping others the same
 Need of replacement denture (in patients
with successful immediate denture)
 When improving some aspects of an old
denture while keeping others the same
 Copy dentures are made for use as
emergency replacements in case the originals
are lost
 Elderly patients demanding spare dentures of
same quality
 Valuable during laboratory repair, reline or
rebasing procedures of the original dentures;
this offers the patients an alternative to being
without a denture during laboratory relining
of an existing denture
 Where patient has poor neuromuscular
control (e.g. palsy, stroke pts). In such cases
any significant change in denture’s polished
&/or occlusal surfaces may not be tolerated
 Also as a template to be used as record rims
and special trays
 The initial familiarity of the shape of the replica to
the patient is an advantage since the patient is
more likely to feel at ease and behave normally
during the stages of impression and jaw
relationship recording
 Training dentures are given to patients who
have presented with the adaptability problems
 In this patients adaptive capacity is improved by slow
and sequential additions of denture parts
 Initially only plate is given then anterior teeth and
finally posterior teeth are added to the plate
 Denture copy technique helps to convert existing
training appliance into more permanent prosthesis
without discontinuing the patient from wearing the
training appliance
A number of methods have been reported for
producing a template for duplication of a
denture
Commonly used are:
 Modified denture flask method
 Soap container method
Others may be:
 Duplicating flask method
 Pour resin flask method
 Cup flask method
 Agar container method
 Take a modified denture processing flask or
soap box or two large equal sized impression
trays
Polished
Surface
Fitting Surface
 Clean & dry the dentures to be copied

 Mix a low viscosity alginate & place it in
bottom part of flask or soap box or large
impression tray
 Denture is embedded into the alginate &
small amount of alginate is allowed to spread
over the polished surface
 After setting excessive alginate is trimmed
with sharp knife (if flask used, upto the flask
flange level), 3-4 mm away from gingival
margin of artificial teeth
 Cut small notches(key ways) in the plateau
surrounding the denture.
 Apply a separating medium
 The heels & posterior part of maxillary
denture should be attached to green stick,
two on each denture in order to form sprue
formers (require in soap box tecnique)
 Flask is assembled or soap box is closed & the
second mix of alginate is poured over the
occlusal surface (if flask used the lid is then
closed with some adhesive).
 In case of modified flask alginate is carefully
placed into the fitting surface of the upper
denture.
 The other half of the copy denture flask is
then filled with alginate as before.
 The two halves are then closed and pressed
together
 Once set, the excess alginate is cut away
 After setting of alginate disassemble the
flask, remove the dentures and return them
to the patient
 Remove the sprue former to create pathway
to pour acrylic or wax
 In case of modified flask escape holes are
then cut into the alginate 'teeth side' of the
copy denture by using a serrated piece of
tubing or similar on both sides as shown.
 The template can be made with
monochrome selfcure acrylic alone or by
pouring wax in teeth mould portion &
selfcure in baseplate portion. For the latter
cold cure plate is first made onto the fitting
surface
 With the base plate in position in the flask,
the two halves are held together using an
.
elastic band for the next process
 The wax is then gradually poured into one on
the escape holes until the wax appears from
the other escape hole and the flask is filled
with wax.
 The templates act as impression trays &
occlusal rims if the required adjustments are
not done prior to the duplicating technique

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OTHER TERMS USED ARE:

 Clean & dry the dentures to be copied

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