What is relining and rebasing?

Briefly, relining is the resurfacing of the tissue of a denture base with new material to make it fit the underlying tissue more accurately. Rebasing is the replacement of the entire denture base with new material. The artificial teeth may need to be replaced in a rebase procedure.

What is the difference between relining and rebasing dentures?

Relining is done simply to improve the denture’s fitting. Rebasing is a more dramatic adjustment that entails retrofitting the dentures by replacing the entire acrylic base with new acrylic. The procedure makes the denture more stable without changing the denture teeth.

What is relining of dentures?

Denture relining is a process that your dentist can use to provide a new, more comfortable fit for your existing dentures without replacing them. Here is an overview of denture relining so that you know what to expect from the procedure and can have an informed conversation with your dentist.

What is rebasing in prosthodontics?

Rebasing is the process of replacing the entire acrylic denture base providing a stable denture without replacing the denture teeth. A rebase for a denture maybe required if your denture is old or is cracked.

What is the purpose of selective grinding?

A major goal of selective grinding is to develop a stable intercuspal contact position when the condyles are in the CR position. Another way of describing this goal is to refer to it as elimination of the centric relation slide.

When do you reline dentures?

A denture reline should occur, at most, every two years. However, if you’re feeling any discomfort or your dentures just don’t fit right and are loose, getting a reline will most likely fix the problem and get you back to feeling comfortable with your new teeth.

What is Alveoloplasty extraction?

What is alveoloplasty? Alveoloplasty is a common dental procedure often performed following a tooth extraction. This procedure helps recreate the natural contour of the gums and jaw that may have been lost due to bone loss from tooth extraction, or for another reason.

What is the meaning of reline?

to put new lines on
Definition of reline transitive verb. : to put new lines on or a new lining in.

What impression material is used for a reline?

(ii) Silicone based impression materials- as used for crown and bridge impressions. A thin layer of material is put into the denture, the denture is then placed into your mouth in the correct position and you will be asked to gently bite together, applying some consistent pressure to the denture, to hold it in place.

When do you use rebase?

Use rebase whenever you want to add changes of a base branch back to a branched out branch. Typically, you do this in feature branches whenever there’s a change in the main branch.