The topic this course covers are:
• Ageing and its impact on prosthodontic treatment concepts and denture design
• The complete denture – conventional versus CAD/CAM
Although tooth loss is still a reality in the old and very old patient, it is increasingly shifting to an age when fragility and morbidity significantly impact on prosthetic care. Hence, the denture design has to correspond to the age-related changes in oral tissue and function. Novel digital technologies provide certain advantages in treating elder edentulous patients, in particular with regards to impression taking, as well as copying features from the old existing denture to the replacement one. However, as clinicians we would like to check the individual steps of denture manufacturing to succeed the treatment. The Geneva protocol for denture manufacturing provides a digital workflow, that takes this aspect into consideration, but benefits at the same time from the advantages of the CAD/CAM technology, namely enhanced material properties, biocompatibility and cost-effectiveness. With ageing, and even more with neuro-degenerative diseases, motor skills deteriorate, rendering complete denture retention difficult. Mandibular implant overdentures are confirmed treatment modality to provide support and retention for the prosthesis. Yet, treatment concepts should be age-adequate and take into consideration a future decline and dependency of the patient. The course equally discusses strategies to accompany the onset of dependency and accompany the patient until late in life, to assure comfort, infection control and quality of life.
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