Manuals_files/CD Manual 12.pdf - Removable Prosthodontics

Troubleshooting Pain & Looseness - 79
Figure 1. The posterior buccal flange of this denture is shorter than normal. It should be
extended to the dotted line. Compound or light-cured acrylic resin could be added to the
periphery to attempt to extend the border. When this was done, the patient’s denture became
markedly more retentive.
Figure 2. The transparent areas of resin over the tuberosities provide a clue that the
opposing denture is contacting the denture, thereby wearing the base. Such denture base
contact can cause loosening of the denture.