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Differences between health insurance-covered dentures and dentures made using the maxillomandibular simultaneous impression method
Full dentures made within the scope of health care services provided by health insurance and those paid for out of pocket made using maxillomandibular simultaneous impression method are vastly different.
Of course, dentures covered by insurance will not be perfect as they are limited by materials and amount of time and attention to detail they can spend on each set. Following is an explanation of some of the differences between health insurance-covered dentures and dentures made using the maxillomandibular simultaneous impression method.
Conventional dentures: Demerits of taking the upper and lower jaw molds separately
1. Since the patient opens their mouth and has the upper and lower tooth mold taken separately, errors can occur in placing the mold device in the mouth. As a result of this, the patient must make extra visits to the clinic (anywhere from 6 - 10 times).
2. This method is incapable of recording data concerning the movement of muscles around the mouth, the tongue, and the lips while functioning.
3. It is also incapable of simulating the state of the mouth while eating by measuring movements when the patient swallows saliva.
4. The pressure used to make the mold varies for the upper and lower jaw.
5. The natural pressure of the mouth is different from that used to make the mold since the dentist decides what pressure to use when taking the mold.
6. The natural bite pressure is different from that used to make the mold since the dentist takes the mold manually.
Dentures from our clinic: Merits of using the maxillomandibular simultaneous impression method
1. Since we take precision molds, record bite alignment data, the height of the upper and lower jaw, and tooth position all at once, there is no need to come back for mold taking over and over again like with conventional dentures. *The process is complete in just 3 visits.
2. We make the mold while recording the bite alignment height which achieves an ideal balance.
3. We have you swallow saliva while taking the mold so that we can record the movements of your mouth.
4. We place the model made from your mold as it is into the actuator thus reducing the chance of error.
5. We record information about your mouth muscles, tongue, and lips under natural pressure exerted by you and not the dentist.
6. We can place artificial teeth in well-balanced positioning suited to your mouth.
7. Conventional dentures are prone to fall out with tongue movements since their gum shape was made to extend to reach deep back around the tongue. But with dentures made using the maxillomandibular simultaneous impression method, the area in front of the tongue is used effectively. This makes it easy to swallow saliva and pronounce words.
8. The method used to produce the denture gums, called Ivocup System (polymerization) is a precise polymerization technique completely different from that used in the production of insurance-covered dentures. This allows us to take advantage of the water-film phenomenon (the same phenomenon as when two panes of glass are stacked with a film of water between them making them difficult to separate), which achieves a secure retention.
9. Cases where the patient suffers from extremely thin bone were considered advanced cases up until now. But with this new system, it can be expected that the retention provided by the muscles around the mouth, the lips, and the tongue will be sufficient so that there is little effect on the bones. We have seen very positive results with our treatment method in these cases.
10. By using German KaVo Corporation actuators, cooperation between dentists and technicians is strengthened.
*actuator = bite alignment device
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