How to Fabricate Precise-Fitting Removable Partial Dentures Using Ultaire™ AKP Frameworks

Dental Team 

Jason J. Kim Dental Aesthetics, Port Washington, NY, and Dr. Gerald Grossman, Westbury, NY. 

Restorative Challenge 

For decades, the 61-year-old patient wore low-quality upper and lower partials with poor occlusion, putting her remaining teeth at risk. Many of the remaining tooth structures were weak and brittle and her occlusal function was diminished.

Restorative Solution 

The dental team selected Solvay Dental 360’s Ultaire AKP for the frameworks because its rigid strength would provide excellent support without damaging remaining dentition while giving the patient an esthetic alternative to metal. It would also allow enough intra-occlusal space to set VITA Physiodens posterior denture...