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Removable prosthetics has not lost its relevance even with the advent of non-removable structures and implants.Soft models allow to achieve an impeccable smile for the budget price with minimal tissue trauma.Removable prostheses are issued single( replace 1 tooth in a row), partial( restore several teeth in a row), complete( made on the entire jaw).According to the material, models also differ, and the most modern of them are acrylic, silicone and nylon.Let's consider in detail what soft dentures are and what better to choose from existing options.

Acrylic Models

Complete acrylic denture

Basically, acrylic variants are chosen by elderly patients as a permanent and budgetary system.But as an interim measure, for example, to replace the whole dentition or a few teeth in a row, acrylic crowns are also installed for young people.Also, acrylic is used for children's prosthetics during the period of milk teeth change to indigenous teeth.This allows you to prevent the pathology of forming the dentition or bite.

All similar models can be either partially removable or completely, depending on the design chosen by the customer.

Let's look at the advantages of plastic products.

1. Budget price. Elderly people choose the acrylic models for nothing, as a beautiful smile with snow-white teeth can be up to 15 thousand rubles.In the market this is the lowest cost for dental prosthetics.
2. Lightweight material. Acrylic plastic is a hard, but light enough component, due to which the habit of wearing the product occurs in a matter of days.And care for the construction is not burdensome.
3. Reliability and strength of the structure. The material is really tight, which allows the prosthesis to retain its shape over time.By the way, the service life of plastic products varies from 3 to 6-7 years, depending on the quality of care, operating conditions( daily life, extreme sports, etc.), the model manufacturer and the doctor who installed it.
   

   The service life of acrylic products ranges from 3 to 6-7 years

4. Keeps living teeth and enamel. During chewing and biting, the load is distributed evenly on the gums, and not on the living teeth.Thus, wear of the enamel is reduced, which facilitates the use of soft removable dentures in children's prosthetics to fix the system on immature teeth.
5. Simple to manufacture. Acrylic designs are easily selected for individual patient preferences for shape and size.Also there is a wide range of shades, which allows you to choose crowns according to the color of the natural enamel.

Let's look at the cons of these products.

1. Traumaticity of the .Plastic prostheses are quite tough and rough, which often leads to damage to the mouth( rubbing, microcracks).Mucosal lesions in turn are a breeding ground for bacteria, as a result of which stomatitis, herpes, fungal lesions and other inflammatory processes can occur.
2. Damage to healthy teeth. Despite its lightness, the design is still attached to healthy teeth by metal elements, which can seriously damage the enamel, lead to the slow destruction of a healthy tooth.
3. Toxicity of the component.
   Acrylic has methyl ester in the composition, which eventually begins to separate from the product and enters the patient's blood, causing poisoning or severe allergies.
4. Porous surface. Pores inside plastics contribute to the settling of food residues, waste products of bacteria, food dyes and pigments.This moment makes plastic systems undesirable for long-term prosthetics.

Silicone prosthesis

Silicone soft dentures( photos and reviews of specialists can be viewed below) maximally simulate the oral cavity.A translucent flexible component allows you to choose the natural color of the gums and crowns.

Silicone denture

The system is a silicone base where plastic crowns are installed.

There are other shortcomings, in addition to a short life.

1. Softness as minus .Elasticity and flexibility of the material will not allow the patient to actively chew solid products.The person will experience difficulties with the cracking of seeds, apple, crackers, nuts, etc.
2. The gum is coming down. Long-term operation of silicone models leads to a decrease in the level of gums, which is caused by an uneven load on individual elements of the system.Often this leads to unpleasant painful sensations, inflammatory processes and bleeding.
3. Atrophy of the jawbone tissue. All the load on the silicone system falls on the bone, so that over time it loses its strength and sags, becomes thinner.
4. Tough care. Models of silicone should be left at bedtime in a special solution( by the way, not cheap), and in the morning additionally cleaned with a brush with soft bristles.It is allowed to leave other models on the surface and simply rinse before use.
   

   Silicone dentures are rather whimsical in the care of

5. Frequent visits to the dentist. The whimsical silicone forces the patient to visit the dentist every six months for regular professional cleaning of the product from calcareous deposits, tartar and food residues.If you do not visit a doctor, a stone forms in your mouth very quickly, foci of pathogenic microflora arise, which leads to a minimal odor from the mouth and a maximum to the development of diseases.

Plus a lot of removable soft dental prosthesis made of silicone.

1. Aesthetics of the .Silicone models are chosen mainly because of maximum reproduction of the natural jaw with all elements.
2. Safety for your teeth .Installation of the structure does not require grinding of supporting teeth.
3. Lightness .Silicone prostheses are even lighter than plastic, while less massive and thinner.
4. Hypoallergenicity .Silicone is referred to as inert components, suitable for maximum consumers.
5. Reliable locking .The prosthesis is placed in the oral cavity in a qualitative way, it adjoins to the sky and is fixed with the help of lock-clasps.
6. Softness of .One of the softest structures, due to which the pressure on the gums and healthy teeth is minimal.

Nylon Removable Prostheses

Nylon is a material other than silicone, but retains a lot of its positive properties. In addition to the advantages mentioned above, nylon prostheses have 2 more positive qualities:

Nylon prosthesis

• the most aesthetic - when fastened in the oral cavity metal elements are not used, but only pink clamps, absolutely imperceptibleFor others;
• is the softest and most flexible , which makes wearing almost imperceptible.

The disadvantages of nylon products, unfortunately, much more.

1. Extreme gums are damaged. The nylon construction, in addition to the base, has a supportive elastic clamp for attaching to healthy teeth.The soft material from which the fastener is made passes the pressure during chewing directly to the mucosa and jawbone, which leads to its atrophy and a decrease in the level of the gum.As a result, the prosthesis also sags.
2. Deformation .
   The soft skeleton of nylon models leads to a redistribution of the masticatory pressure unevenly, which leads to a gradual deformation of the structure.
   This causes painful sensations during biting and chewing.
3. Uncomfortable product surface .The fact is that nylon does not lend itself to polishing and grinding, so the surface remains rough and heterogeneous.This is especially noticeable in the area where the structure is adjacent to the mucosa.Also, in the absence of regular hygiene, bacterial deposits, calcareous deposits and stone settle in the pores.This in turn leads to an unpleasant odor from the mouth and the development of inflammatory processes.
4. Not cheap pleasure. The price of installing a nylon model is almost 5 times more than the cost of plastic analogs.
   

   The price of installation of the nylon model is almost 5 times greater than the cost of plastic analogs.

5. Frequency of corrections. In order to maximize the "fit" for a nylon prosthesis, you will have to go to the dentist regularly( at least once a quarter).Especially it concerns systems on several teeth or the whole series.

We examined how to choose soft dentures among removable dentures, what advantages and disadvantages they have.

When choosing an individual prosthesis, it is important to pay attention not to the price of the product, but to quality, durability and, most importantly, wearing comfort.There are people who are ideally suited plastic short-lived designs, but at the same time uncomfortable in nylon prostheses.Ask your doctor and jointly choose the right material, because it depends on the health and life of your own teeth!