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CC BY 4.0 · European Journal of General Dentistry 2022; 11(02): 132-136
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1744206
Case Report

Novel Copy Denture Technique—A Practical Approach for Duplicating Existing Dentures

Mehwish Khan
1   Department of Prosthodontics, Sindh Institute of Oral Health Sciences, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan
,
Syed Murtaza Raza Kazmi
2   Department of Prosthodontics, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
,
Sameer Quraeshi
3   Department of Prosthodontics, Fatima Jinnah Dental College and Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
,
Shah wazir
3   Department of Prosthodontics, Fatima Jinnah Dental College and Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
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Abstract

Provision of copy dentures to complete denture patients is often needed in clinical practice. Several edentulous patients want an additional set of dentures to avoid being without them in case the existing ones are broken or lost, whereas some patients have adapted to their old dentures so much that they do not want them to be replaced by a completely new prosthesis. This article presents a technique for the fabrication of a copy denture that allows duplicate dentures to be processed in heat-cure acrylic resin in two clinical visits, without leaving the dentures at dental office.

Keywords

copy denture - duplicate denture - denture copy technique


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Article published online:
06 April 2022

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