Use of removable partial denture with thermoplastic acrylic resin: a literature review

Authors

  • Midian Clara Castillo Pedraza Universidad del Magdalena, Colombia
  • Cristiane Mayumi Inagati , Universidad Estadual de Londrina, Brasil
  • Jorge Homero Wilches Visbal Universidad del Magdalena, Colombia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.39.01.222.315

Keywords:

removable partial dentures, flexible partial prosthesis, thermoplastic resin

Abstract

Removable partial denture (RPP) is an alternative treatment when it comes to patients who
have lost some dental elements, as they have the advantages of a relatively low cost and a
satisfactory masticatory function. Furthermore, it is a good option when there is bone tissue
loss, making dental implants placement unfeasible. Conventional PPR has a metallic frame
that provides retention and resistance to the prosthesis, which makes it unpalatable to
patients because it leaves the metal in the oral cavity evident. Many researchers, aiming to
give back beyond function and aesthetics, are studying forms of presentation of PPR, thus
emerging the flexible partial prosthesis (PFlex). PFlex is a partial denture made with thermoplastic,
resin metal-free and with flexibility, however its use, for many professionals,
is limited only as temporary prostheses, but there are some clinicians who use PFlex as an
alternative to conventional PPR. Thus, one of the questions constantly asked by scientists
is whether it is possible to use PFlex as a definitive prosthetic alternative. Therefore, the
aim of this study was to conduct a literature review to assess whether the use of removable partial dentures with thermoplastic resin can be an alternative to conventional partial
dentures, exposing the advantages, disadvantages, indications, contraindications, and the
properties of the prosthetic material

Author Biographies

Midian Clara Castillo Pedraza, Universidad del Magdalena, Colombia

Doctora y Magíster en Rehabilitación Oral, Universidad Estadual Paulista (Brasil), especialista en Estadística Aplicada, Fundación Universitaria Los Libertadores y odontóloga, Universidad del Magdalena. Docente, Universidad del Magdalena, Santa Marta, Colombia.
Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3170-3959.
CvLAC: https://scienti.minciencias.gov.co/cvlac/visualizador/generarCurriculoCv.do?-
cod_rh=0001400490&lang=es. Correo: midianclar@gmail.com

Cristiane Mayumi Inagati, , Universidad Estadual de Londrina, Brasil

Doctora en Odontología Restauradora, Universidad Estadual Paulista (Brasil), Magíster en Rehabilitación Oral de la misma universidad y odontóloga, Universidad Estadual de Londrina (Brasil).
Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1758-1924.
Correo: cristianeinagate@hotmail.com.

Jorge Homero Wilches Visbal, Universidad del Magdalena, Colombia

Doctor en Ciencias - Física Aplicada a la Medicina y Biología, Universidad de Sao Paulo (Brasil), Magíster en Física Médica, Instituto Balseiro (Argentina), Especialista en Estadística Aplicada, Fundación Universitaria Los Libertadores e Ingeniero Físico, Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Docente, Universidad del Magdalena, Santa Marta, Colombia.
Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3649-5079.
CVLAC: https://scienti.minciencias.gov.co/cvlac/visualizador/generarCurriculoCv.do?cod_rh=0001385203&lang=es.
Correo: jhwilchev@gmail.com

Published

2023-06-15

How to Cite

Castillo Pedraza, M. C., Inagati, C. M., & Wilches Visbal, J. H. (2023). Use of removable partial denture with thermoplastic acrylic resin: a literature review. Salud Uninorte, 39(1). https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.39.01.222.315

Issue

Section

Review Article