CU-SIL DENTURES- AN ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT OPTION FOR MANAGEMENT OF FEW REMAINING NATURAL TEETH

Lavanya MK; Dr. Padmashini Gnanam; Dr. B. Muthukumar

Volume : IX, Issue : III, March - 2020

CU-SIL DENTURES- AN ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT OPTION FOR MANAGEMENT OF FEW REMAINING NATURAL TEETH

Lavanya Mk, Dr. Padmashini Gnanam, Dr. B. Muthukumar

Abstract :

The main responsibility of the dentist is to rehabilitate the patient whilst preserving the remaining natural dentition. It has long been proven that the presence of teeth helps to preserve the alveolar ridge in its place. The current trend in prosthodontics is to rehabilitate the patient using a conventional removable partial denture or to remove the natural teeth and replace it with a complete denture. A conventional RPD will have deleterious effects on the periodontium of the natural teeth. Complete dentures will lead to alveolar bone loss and loss of proprioception. Transitional dentures are like a idge which help the patient to transition from a dentulous state to an edentulous state. They will have all the benefits of preserving natural teeth while eliminating the ill effects of a complete denture. Cu-sil denture is a type of transitional denture which involves making holes in a complete denture through which the natural teeth emerge. This case report discusses a simple and cost-effective method of processing a Cu-sil denture.