Denture duplication is a very common process in implant prosthetics. It can serve the treating team as either:

  • a customized impression tray
  • a radiographic template
  • a surgical template

This visual essay will walk the reader through the basic steps of denture duplication. 

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Original denture is cleaned and ready to go for duplication.
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Duplicating flask
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Duplicating flask
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Duplicating flask
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Alginate is placed in the lower half of the duplicating flask.
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The denture is then submerged so that the denture borders and intaglio aspect is uncovered, letting the alginate set.
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Alginate is then carried to the counterpart.
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The duplicating flask is then closed so that the intaglio is then copied in the counterpart.
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The denture is removed and denture indentation can now be seen in both parts of the flask.
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The denture is removed and denture indentation can now be seen in both parts of the flask.
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Clear acrylic is then syringed into the impression aspect.
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The flask is then closed to ensure that the acrylic copies all details of the impressed denture.
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As the acrylic sets, the flask is opened and inspected so that the duplication was done successfully.
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The duplicate is then removed and flash is evident in the periphery of the denture.
polishing duplicate denture
Utilizing a laboratory fissure bur, the flash is then removed.
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Once all the excess contours are trimmed, the duplicate is polished in a rag wheel with pumice powder and water.
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Facial aspect of the denture and duplicate.
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Lateral aspects of the denture and the duplicate.

A step-by-step technique of the duplication of an existing denture has been shown. This is a straightforward process that enables the restorative dentist to have a quick device that may serve as either a customized tray or a new denture fabrication, a radiographic template or a surgical template that may provide the surgeon with bone reduction parameters and ideal implant placement parameters.

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Ricardo Mitrani, D.D.S., M.S.D., Spear Faculty and Contributing Author


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Commenter's Profile Image Mohammed M.
May 18th, 2018
nice visual Essay. how to ensure that the alginate in the upper part does not adhere to the alginate in the lower part?