An Experimental Method to Add New Prosthetic Teeth in the Removable Partial Denture Framework: TIG Cold Welding and Preformed Pins
The need to modify removable partial dentures equipped with a metal framework in order to add other prosthetic teeth to replace natural teeth lost by the patient could lead to laboratory procedures so complex as to require the creation of new prostheses with a heavy economic burden. The creation of...
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| author | Enzo Cumbo Pietro Messina Giuseppe Gallina Giuseppe Alessandro Scardina |
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| description | The need to modify removable partial dentures equipped with a metal framework in order to add other prosthetic teeth to replace natural teeth lost by the patient could lead to laboratory procedures so complex as to require the creation of new prostheses with a heavy economic burden. The creation of preformed metal pins to be welded using the economical TIG cold welding method could represent a valid alternative solution with the aim of modifying the prostheses using a reinforced resin capable of adequately resisting masticatory loads. This study evaluates and compares the mechanical robustness and the clinical reliability of these modified prostheses in cases of junctions of one or two contiguous prosthetic teeth. The 6-month follow-up demonstrated the total validity of the method via the absence of significant breakages or detachments in all of the patients analyzed; on the other hand, the prostheses modified using the traditional method and used as controls showed a high incidence of fractures. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5da636b1d9774c44835c537f9c5b5f2c2023-12-22T14:37:52ZengMDPI AGProsthesis2673-15922023-10-01541120112810.3390/prosthesis5040078An Experimental Method to Add New Prosthetic Teeth in the Removable Partial Denture Framework: TIG Cold Welding and Preformed PinsEnzo Cumbo0Pietro Messina1Giuseppe Gallina2Giuseppe Alessandro Scardina3Department of Surgical Oncological and Stomatological Disciplines, University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, ItalyDepartment of Surgical Oncological and Stomatological Disciplines, University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, ItalyDepartment of Surgical Oncological and Stomatological Disciplines, University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, ItalyDepartment of Surgical Oncological and Stomatological Disciplines, University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, ItalyThe need to modify removable partial dentures equipped with a metal framework in order to add other prosthetic teeth to replace natural teeth lost by the patient could lead to laboratory procedures so complex as to require the creation of new prostheses with a heavy economic burden. The creation of preformed metal pins to be welded using the economical TIG cold welding method could represent a valid alternative solution with the aim of modifying the prostheses using a reinforced resin capable of adequately resisting masticatory loads. This study evaluates and compares the mechanical robustness and the clinical reliability of these modified prostheses in cases of junctions of one or two contiguous prosthetic teeth. The 6-month follow-up demonstrated the total validity of the method via the absence of significant breakages or detachments in all of the patients analyzed; on the other hand, the prostheses modified using the traditional method and used as controls showed a high incidence of fractures.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-1592/5/4/78removable prosthesisprosthesis modificationcold weldingTIG |
| spellingShingle | Enzo Cumbo Pietro Messina Giuseppe Gallina Giuseppe Alessandro Scardina An Experimental Method to Add New Prosthetic Teeth in the Removable Partial Denture Framework: TIG Cold Welding and Preformed Pins Prosthesis removable prosthesis prosthesis modification cold welding TIG |
| title | An Experimental Method to Add New Prosthetic Teeth in the Removable Partial Denture Framework: TIG Cold Welding and Preformed Pins |
| title_full | An Experimental Method to Add New Prosthetic Teeth in the Removable Partial Denture Framework: TIG Cold Welding and Preformed Pins |
| title_fullStr | An Experimental Method to Add New Prosthetic Teeth in the Removable Partial Denture Framework: TIG Cold Welding and Preformed Pins |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Experimental Method to Add New Prosthetic Teeth in the Removable Partial Denture Framework: TIG Cold Welding and Preformed Pins |
| title_short | An Experimental Method to Add New Prosthetic Teeth in the Removable Partial Denture Framework: TIG Cold Welding and Preformed Pins |
| title_sort | experimental method to add new prosthetic teeth in the removable partial denture framework tig cold welding and preformed pins |
| topic | removable prosthesis prosthesis modification cold welding TIG |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-1592/5/4/78 |
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