Denture maintenance laboratory
Adapt an existing denture as treatment changes
A tooth or clasp addition may allow an existing denture to be adapted. Smart Smile works with your clinic to assess the denture, interpret the prescription and complete the laboratory stage with careful attention to fit and finish.
For dental clinics, dentists and their practice teams.
Assessed case by case
We consider the denture, condition and design alongside the records and prescription your clinic supplies.
Prescription-led workmanship
Tooth or clasp selection, position and acrylic contouring are completed around the prescribed case requirements.
Questions raised early
If the instructions need clarification, we will contact the clinic before the laboratory work proceeds.
A practical maintenance pathway
Adaptation starts with a careful look at the existing denture
An addition can be useful when the current denture remains appropriate for continued service and its design can accommodate the prescribed change. Suitability cannot be determined from the requested changes alone.
When an addition may be considered
The service is commonly discussed when a further natural tooth has been lost or is planned for extraction and an existing removable denture may be suitable for adaptation.
What the laboratory assesses
We review the denture base, available space, retention features, occlusal information and the relationship between the denture and supplied working records.
When another pathway is preferable
If the denture is worn, damaged, poorly fitting or unsuitable for modification, we will explain the laboratory concern so your clinic can consider the next step.
Records that support the addition
Complete information helps us integrate the new tooth carefully
The laboratory needs to understand the existing denture and the planned clinical change. Clear records help us assess the available space, select the prescribed tooth and relate the addition to the current denture.
For best outcomes we require:
- The cleaned and disinfected denture, identified for the case
- An accurate impression or working model that captures the denture and relevant extensions
- Opposing-arch and bite information where required for the case
- Tooth position, mould and shade instructions
- Relevant extraction timing, clasp or design notes and any agreed case staging
Straightforward case workflow
From assessment and records to a finished addition
01
Discuss and send the case
Provide the prescription, existing denture with complete instructions and any supporting records.
02
We assess and complete the addition
The laboratory reviews compatibility, clarifies any questions and completes the addition to the denture.
03
Receive and assess clinically
Your clinic receives the adjusted denture ready for clinical evaluation, fitting and patient instructions.
Need to confirm whether an addition is suitable?
Talk with Smart Smile Dental Services about the denture, planned treatment, records and practical laboratory pathway before sending the case.
