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Pickett Dental Laboratory has been offering Pro-flex full and partial
flexible dentures since Spring of 1998. We have been extremely pleased with all aspects of
this product - its ease of workmanship, quality, aesthetics, and most importantly, the
final results. We enthusiastically offer Pro-flex flexible dentures to our dentists as an option for their patients,
and have been encouraged by the feedback thus far. Some indications to recommend Pro-flex may
include:
Anatomical
considerations. The flexible nature enables the material to effectively engage tooth and
tissue undercuts. (Thus, undercuts now become an advantage.) Also, Pro-flex is hypo-
allergenic and is recommended for patients with known acrylic or metal sensitivities.
Patient comfort.
Pro-flex dentures and partials distribute masticatory load over
a large area.
Aesthetics. Pro-flex material
is semi- translucent, allowing the prosthetic to better blend with the color of the
natural gum tissue. With Pro-flex flexible partials, there are no metal clasps. (FYI, broken cast
metal partial clasps can be replaced with Pro-flex claps, and new metal partials can be fitted with Pro-flex clasps.)
Adjustability.
Pro-flex full and partial flexible dentures are easily adjusted by the
dentist. The material cuts easily with a sharp carbide bur, and it is not
"gummy" as with other flexible denture products.
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Pro-flex full dentures are constructed with a modified mouth guard material
made by the same people who make the professional mouth guard material, Proform. This
material is tough, durable and dense, manufactured with thousands of pounds of pressure
and vacuformed to fit your model perfectly. Next comes a laminated vinyl for strength and
adherence. The final layer is a flexible resin composite that is firm enough to hold teeth
under all occlusal loads, but flexible enough to allow delivery of the dental appliance
without adjusting any undercuts. Simply warm the denture with running water to bring it up
to body temperature before inserting it. In fact, with a properly border molded
impression, it is recommended that you do not adjust it. Pro-flex is easy
to adjust if needed with normal acrylic burs, but because it molds itself to the tissues
at body temperature, it should not be necessary. You will now have a denture that will
change itself to conform to the mouth as the bones distort from the muscles while chewing.
Pro-flex partial and full
dentures CAN BE REPAIRED, and the full dentures can be RELINED here at the
laboratory with Pro-flex Soft Line material (overnight cure is required).
Pro-flex flexible dentures are set up with the same quality teeth used in
acrylic dentures and cast partials. Please see the Acrylic
Denture page for a brief
description of the teeth used.
Click here to the Photo Gallery to see additional photos of Pro-flex dentures & partials.
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