Rehabilitation of failing dentition with immediate denture prostheses: technique for a predictable esthetic and functional outcome

The goal of this article is to describe the clinical and laboratory procedures used in the fabrication of immediate complete and removable partial denture prostheses. In this type of treatment, achieving optimal esthetic and functional outcomes is complicated because of the absence of the try-in stage. To overcome this limitation, a technique that predictably transfers the information obtained during esthetic dentofacial analysis from the patient to the laboratory in the form of an incisal-occlusal plane guide is described. Stability, support, and retention of the immediate partial denture prosthesis can be improved with the incorporation of cast clasp assemblies, and its fabrication technique is presented in this article.