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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.
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