Elastic relining materials for complete dentures - theory and practice

Excessive bone resorption, presence of thin, non-resilient mucosa, exostoses or painful neurogenic points require a specific clinical approach. Prosthetic treatment with complete dentures, relined with elastic materials is a method of choice, eliminating a number of clinical problems.

The lecture will discuss the indications and contraindications for relining complete dentures with elastic materials, types of elastic relining materials depending on their chemical composition and final hardness and own clinical case. Frequently clinical problems with the use of elastic relining materials – detachment of the elastic material from the prosthetic base, colonization of Candida spp., etc. and options for resolving them will be presented. Specific practical guidelines for cleaning and storage of two-layer complete dentures will be proposed.

Dr. Mariana Yankova

Graduated from Medical University, Faculty of Dental Medicine – Sofia in 1994. Since 1995 Assistant professor in the Department of Prosthetic Dental Medicine, FDM – Sofia. Specialty in Prosthetic Dental Medicine – 1998. Specialization in various aspects of Prosthetic Dental Мedicine in Bulgaria and abroad. From 2001 to 2009 lecturer on Technology of dental prostheses at the Medical College of Sofia. Assistant professor in courses on Dental Implantology. Author of numerous scientific articles in the science of Prosthetic Dental Medicine. In 2018, she defended a dissertation: “Clinical and experimental study of the elastic relining materials for complete dentures”.