COMMON POST-PLACEMENT PROBLEMS, CAUSES, AND CORRECTION OF ERRORS IN COMPLETED DENTURES

Postplacement problems in complete dentures can be categorized in the following manner:

1. Problems related to soft tissue irritation and discomfort

a. Sore spots, mandible
b. Sore spots, maxilla
c. Generalized discomfort
d. Burning sensation
e. Erythema
f. Tongue and cheek biting
g. Pain in temporomandibular joints
h. Gagging
i. Fatigue of muscles of mastication
j. Deafness

2. Problems related to function

a. Instability of dentures
b. Occlusal Interferences

3. Esthetics

a. Fullness under nose
b. Depressed philtrum
c. Upper lip sunken in
d. Too much teeth exposed
e. Artificial appearance

4. Phonetics

a. Whistle on "S" sounds
b. Lisping on "S" sounds
c. Indistinct "Th" sound and "T" sounds
d. "T" and "Th" sound like "D"
e. Incisors contact in "Ch" and "S"
f. "F" sounds like "V"

The chart on the following pages is organized according to the above outline.  Utilize it to locate the particular problem your patient is having and isolate its cause