![]() ![]() If the patient has no difficulty in placing or removing the dentures, and only starts to have discomfort in areas following function, occlusion should be the first thing to be evaluated. This usually results in frustration with both the practitioner and patient, where one usually abandons or dismisses the other. Typically patients will present with the need for more adjustments than the dentist views as normal. Occlusal disharmony in new prosthetics will lead to continued complaints of sore spots in one or various areas despite the presence of ulcerations or areas of erythema. Worn teeth, loss of vertical dimension and altered ridge form are some of the conditions that lead to occlusal disharmony in the existing dentures which are often times not corrected prior to fabrication of the new prosthetics. It is common for patients to go more than five years prior to having a new set of dentures fabricated. Discussed here are some frequent post insertion complications and their remedies.įabrication of maxillary and mandibular dentures combined is indeed a full-mouth rehabilitation. These problems result in operator frustration, patient dissatisfaction, and many times, loss in the patient's confidence with the practitioner. Despite meticulously following techniques to make denture outcomes more predictable, post-insertion complications still arise. ![]()
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