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DENTURE REPAIRS: Denture Wearer
Problems with denture repairs, dentures break for a variety of reasons
- The acrylic used to make dentures is brittle in nature and develops micro-cracks, just by chewing. (This is a good reason to make your next new denture a FiBER FORCE® denture.)
- Sometimes you drop your denture and it simply breaks in two, or the acrylic on the perimeter of your denture breaks off.
- Sometimes, due to several factors, the denture is subject to high forces while chewing and will break.
- Unfortunately, repaired denture acrylic loses 40% of its original strength and resistance to future fracture. Most often, repaired dentures will just break again.
- Note that the adaptation of the denture to your mouth deteriorates over time and dentures should be replaced every 5-7 years.
Why repair your denture with FiBER FORCE®
- FiBER FORCE® is the ideal product to use for dentures that have broken. A study has shown that repaired denture acrylic that is reinforced with UD pre-impregnated e-glass fibers (the material used to make FiBER FORCE®) was 58% stronger than the original acrylic and 166% stronger than acyclic repaired in a traditional method.
- If your denture has broken because it is not fitting well, the ideal solution is a new denture.
- If your denture has broken because it is subject to high forces while chewing, a repair with FiBER FORCE® will help, but possibly the ideal solution is a new FiBER FORCE® denture.
Additional Information
Comparative fracture resistance of denture acrylic repairs
A |
Repaired denture acrylic without fiber reinforcement |
46.7 N |
B |
Repaired denture acrylic with woven pre-impregnated e-glass fibers |
75.8 N |
C |
Control group (new denture acrylic) |
78.6 N |
D |
Repaired denture acrylic with UD pre-impregnated e-glass fibers |
124.4 N |
Reference:
Kostoulas, I., Kavoura, V., Frangou, M. & Polyzois, L. “Fracture Force, Deflection, and Toughness of Acrylic Denture Repairs Involving Glass Fiber Reinforcement”. Journal of Prosthodontics, 17(4), 257-261.
Product Brochure
Download and print the latest FiBER FORCE® brochure. Bring it to your dental professional to make sure that your next denture is a FiBER FORCE® denture.
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