REVIEW PAPER
Comparison of the traditional and the Wroclawska methods of fabricating complete dentures in the light of the newest technologies
– review of literature
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Poradnia Protetyki Stomatologicznej, Stomatologiczne Centrum Transferu Technologii Sp. z o.o. NZOZ Akademicka Poliklinika Stomatologicznej, Wrocław.
Head: dr hab. n. med. Edward Kijak
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Katedra i Zakład Protetyki Stomatologicznej, Uniwersytet Medyczny im. Piastów Śląskich we Wrocławiu
Head: dr hab. n. med. Edward Kijak
Submission date: 2022-11-22
Final revision date: 2023-01-10
Acceptance date: 2023-02-08
Publication date: 2023-03-27
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Aleksandra Dec
Poradnia Protetyki Stomatologicznej, Stomatologiczne Centrum Transferu Technologii Sp. z o.o. NZOZ Akademicka Poliklinika Stomatologicznej, Wrocław.
Head: dr hab. n. med. Edward Kijak
Prosthodontics 2023;73(1):45-56
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Providing prosthetic rehabilitation by means of prosthetic replacements is one of the priorities in dental practice. Thanks to the accessibility and development of new implantological concepts and materials, today edentate patients are offered alternatives to conventional complete dentures. In the presence of medical contraindications or financial obstacles, however, traditional complete dentures remain a gold standard.
The aim of this article was to review literature concerning different methods of fabricating complete dentures and perform their comparison. The following methods were taken into consideration: the Wroclawska method, the conventional method, the Biofunctional method and computer aided technologies. The data was collected from PubMed search engine between 2012 and 2022. The Key words used for the search were: „complete dentures”, „CAD/CAM
complete dentures” and „the BPS method”. It
was found that the choice of the best method of
making complete dentures for each patient is
complex and depends on both morphological
and psychological aspects of the patient. Not
every patient will be able to adapt to the extended
prosthesis plate made using the Wrocław method;
in some elderly patients, whose access to the
dental office may be limited, the method of choice
may be the conventional or the digital impression
method due to the fewer number of visits compared
to the Wrocław method.
Still, when evaluating the aesthetics and
strength parameters, BPS is characterized by an
automated protocol in clinical and laboratory
procedures, reducing the possibility of human
error. Thanks to CAD/CAM technologies,
prostheses produced with these techniques match
or even surpass standard methods in terms of
functional and aesthetic parameters, and will
probably replace them soon. One factor, which
significantly restricts the scope of modern
scanners, is the inability to register the condition
of the mucous membrane; it is one of the key
downsides of this technology.