03/05/2026
Dental Secret Series
What they didn’t teach us in dental school
Partial dentures can be made more comfortably without a bulky metal framework. The best way is to make them with resistant stops, using the contours of the teeth. The denture will not put pressure on the gum tissue, and the tissue will recede less with pressure from mastication. Also a proper design will have intimate contact against the natural teeth to prevent food from lodging, and maintaining stability of both the natural teeth and prosthesis. Lastly, they can be relined if necessary.
The last photo shows a classical metal partial denture, which are often uncomfortable and bulky.