I want to know how to find real competent lab to make my dentures. I bought $3k dentures from Affordable dentures and the teeth are too high, upper lip hangs too far below teeth, barley see them when I smile, and the denture tips forward when I bite. When I do a search online it's impossible to know what place will do them right. I know I went to a place called "affordable" but for $3k I expected better. Also, my chin is too close to my nose. They never even took a measurement to make sure to keep my proper facial dimensions. I am very crafty and di my own adjustments. But the teeth placement can't be adjusted. They need to be remade. I found out I can make heat cured dentures with a pressure cooker, and I can buy all the stuff necessary. Fully understand the process and could make my own. But this video has shown me how complex the teeth placement can be. I don't want to be chewing my tongue, and I don't want to look like you could feed me apples through a fence. I know this video is 7 years old. But if anyone can help me figure out how to find a great lab to do this right I'd be forever grateful. Otherwise I will be making my own, probably several times, and through trial and error I promise I'll get it right. I just don't know how long that might take, or how much money I'll spend to achieve that. I'd have to make a lot of dentures to equal $3k. But I'd be willing to pay a great lab to do it right for me. FYI...I can't fly to Beverly Hills to do it. I live in N.C. Any suggestions? Teeth size is another mystery. I'm going to end up buying a LOT of sized and sets to get that figured out too. People just don't take pride in their work any more.
That’s unfortunate. Perhaps try a different dentist. You can have choice if you are working with a reasonable clinician. I would suggest getting a second opinion.
I graduated 4 years ago in this field, but have gotten so rusty due to trouble finding a job. This is great study material to refresh my skills now that I have finally found one!
As someone who is getting dentures in 3 days...Thank you for doing what you do. You are helping to make people healthier, happier and able to smile again...Hope your job is going well!
hi is it okay if you can explain why do you prefer using portrait instead of bioblend and bioform. and what is the difference between the IPN and the composite outer layer ? btw i really learned a lot of information from your video . thank you so much for uploading it !!
Any of the Dentsply teeth work well. We use Portrait because it has a reduced number of anterior moulds to choose from. At a dental school that means we don’t have to stock as many teeth in our consignment, reducing costs (most of the moulds Dentsply eliminated were rarely selected anyway). For private practice this would have no benefit except to reduce choice of shapes and sizes when selecting teeth. Bioform moulds and shades are an older system that has fewer available molds yet. Trubyte teeth are IPN (cross-linked polymer) to reduce wear. Composite outer layers are used in competing denture teeth to similarly reduce wear. Both strategies work compared to traditional acrylic teeth. Composite has a different wear pattern, which appears as a more pitted appearance, whereas IPN wears more smoothly (in my experience). Both methods of reducing wear work and you should choose a brand/line of teeth that provides a selection that you are happy with.
Can you keep posting more videos of dental procedures. I've learned a lot about dentistry through watching your videos! They've been incredibly helpful.
