An Innovative One-Step Approach to Full Dentures
INTRODUCTION
Dentures still play a significant role in dentistry.
There are currently more than
33 million edentulous people in the United States.
1 This translates into a $7
billion dollar a year market in...
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An Innovative One-Step Approach to Full Dentures
INTRODUCTION
Dentures still play a significant role in dentistry.
There are currently more than
33 million edentulous people in the United States.
1 This translates into a $7
billion dollar a year market in complete denture prosthetics.
2 By and large,
dentures have been made with the same techniques for the past hundred years.
Though
we have made great progress since George Washingtons famous set of wood and ivory
dentures, current techniques still typically entail multiple visits, multiple
laboratory steps, and often significant cost, thus making the process of obtaining
dentures very challenging for many segments of our population.
In 2000, the Surgeon General of the United States published a significant report
entitled Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon General.
3 In this report,
2 major barriers were identified for the United States population seeking dental
care: access to care and cost of care.
3 Now, 12 years lat
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