There are various options when it comes to materials or a combination thereof. There are Chrome alloy partials, acrylic partials or flexible partials (or a combination). We need to access which material is best used in each situation for each patient. Partial dentures help to maintain the remaining natural teeth while improving appearance and function (eating).
Chrome partial dentures are durable, thin and very strong. Lately we have been sending some cases to the US or Canada to be laser sintered, a form of 3D printing. This technique is stronger and more accurate than conventional methods.
Their greatest asset is there natural appearance. Instead of metal clips they have flexible tissue coloured translucent clips.
These clasps are made of a very special type of tooth coloured acrylic that renders them all but invisible. There is a small extra fee for this process and it wont suit every patient but please ask if you think that this might be a useful option.
This type of denture is usually the least expensive. It is bulkier and easier to fracture. The advantage however is that they are easier to add teeth or clips onto if other natural teeth are lost down the track
