This document discusses factors that can cause discomfort with dentures, including adverse anatomy, clinical issues, technical problems, and patient adaptation factors. It lists specific issues like impression surface problems, occlusal surface problems, looseness arising from reduced retention or increased displacing forces, and problems with adaptation. Potential causes and treatments are provided for each factor. The document also references several sources on the topic of complete denture prosthodontics.

1. JOURNAL CLUB
DEVI
2nd
MDS
Amrita School of Dentistry

2. CONTENTS
• Introduction
• Conclusion 2

3. Introduction
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4. • Adverse intra oral anatomic factors
• Clinical factors
• Technical factors
• Patient adaptional factors
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5. List of factors resulting in discomfort related
to the impression surface of dentures
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7. • 3
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9. • 5
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10. 6.
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11. Factors resulting in discomfort-relating
to occlusal and polished surfaces
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13. • 3
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15. • 5. Cheek and or lip biting
• For cheeks-likely that functional width of
sulcus was not restored ; for lips-poor lip
support/inadequate anterior horizontal
overlap
• for cheek biting – restore functional width
of sulcus and/or reset; for lips-grind
incisors to provide a more appropriate
incisal guidance angle
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16. 6. Tongue biting
• Lack of lingual overjet-teeth generally
placed lingual to lower ridge
• Remove lower lingual cusps, or reset teeth
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17. Related polished surfaces
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Symptoms :
Causes :
Treatment :

18. Factors resulting in discomfort-factors with
possible systemic associations
1. Burning sensation
2. Beefy red tongue
3. Frictional lesions
4. Tongue thrusting
5. Herpetiform ulcers
6. Painful click to TMJ
7. Allergy to dental material
8. Painless erythema of mucosa
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19. Looseness of dentures
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20. Factors resulting in looseness of dentures-
arising from decreased retention factors
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A. Lack of Peripheral Seal

21. • B
• Inelasticity of cheek tissue
• Aging
• Softened tracing compound
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22. c. Air beneath the impression surface
• Causes:
o deficient impression,
o damaged cast,
o warped denture,
o over adjustment of
impression surface,
o RRR,
o under cut,
o excessive relief ,
o change in fluid content of
supporting tissue.
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Treatment :
Reline
Remake
Stabilise fluid content of
tissue & use minimal
pressure impression
method.

23. d. Xerostomia
• Medication
• Radiation H & N region
• Salivary gland disease
Design denture to maximise retention
Artificial saliva
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24. Neuromuscular control
• Essential
• Correct design faults
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25. Factors resulting in looseness of dentures :
arising from increased displacing force
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26. Factors resulting in looseness of dentures : arising from
increased displacing force
-occlusal and anatomical factors
• 1. occlusal errors :
Causes :
• uneven tooth contact – tilting of dentures,
prevents seating
• lack of freedom in ICP- denture will shift
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27. • 2.ulceration labial to lower ridge
 Excessive vertical overlap of anterior teeth
 Last mandibular molars placed too far
posteriorly
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28. • 3. fibrous displaceable ridge
 Masticatory forces tend to cause denture
to sink into and tilt towards supporting
tissues
Reline
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29. • 4.bony prominences covered with thin
mucosa
o Denture rocks over prominences
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30. • 5. Non-resilient soft tissue
Does not adapt to impression surface of
denture reducing support and retention
factors
Reline , use low viscosity imp. material
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31. • 6. pain avoidance mechanisms :
 Use of excessive amounts of fixative , or
self-applied reline material
 Eliminate the cause of pain.
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32. List of denture problems associated with
problems of adaptation
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Noise on eating or speakingNoise on eating or speaking
Eating difficultiesEating difficulties
Blunt
teeth
Blunt
teeth
Jaws close too farJaws close too far
Not wide enoughNot wide enough
Speech problemsSpeech problems
GaggingGagging
AppearanceAppearance
Too much visibility of
teeth
Too much visibility of
teeth
Creases at corners of
mouth
Creases at corners of
mouth
Colour of denture base
material ‘unnatural’
Colour of denture base
material ‘unnatural’

33. 1. Noise on eating /speaking
• Increased OVD
• Occlusal interferences
• Poor perception of patient to denture
wearing
• Loose denture
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34. 2.Eating difficulties
• Unstable denture
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35. 3.Blunt teeth
• Broad posterior occlusal surface
• Non anatomical type teeth
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36. 4. Jaw close too far
• Lack of OVD
• May increase up to 1.5mm by relining /
remake
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37. 5. Cannot open mouth wide enough for food
• Excessive VDO
• Can remove up to 1.5mm from occlusal
plane /remake
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38. 6. Speech problems
• Unfamiliarity
• Retention & Stability ???
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39. 7. gagging
• Loose dentures
• Thick distal border of upper denture
• Lingual placement of upper posteriors
• Low occlusal plane
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40. 8. Appearance
• Patient failed to comment at trial stage
• Replacement ?
• Teeth – too light /dark !!
_ too small / big !!
_ arrangement-too even / irregular
or lacking diastema
 “ Accurate assessment of patient’s
requirements “ 40

41. 9.Too much visibility of teeth
• Level of occlusal plane – unacceptable
• Placed on upper anterior ridge
• No proper lip support
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42. 10. Creases at corners of mouth
• Labial fullness and anterior tooth position
• OVD
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43. 11. ’ Unnatural’ colour of denture base
material
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45. References
• J.F.McCord, A.A. Grant. BDJ vol 189 no 3
august 12 2000
• Complete denture prosthodontics –sharry
• Essentials of complete denture prosthodontics –
sheldon winkler 2nd
edition
• Complete denture : swenson
• Syllabus of complete denture: Heartwell
• Bouchers prosthodontic treatment for
edentulous patients
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