Valplast


patient_care_312×166.jpgThe most recent advance in dental materials has been the application of nylon-like materials to the fabrication of dental appliances. This material, Valplast, generally replaces the metal, and the pink acrylic denture material used to build the framework for standard removable partial dentures. ValPlast is similar to the material used to build those fluorescent orange traffic cones you sometimes see on highways. It is nearly unbreakable, is colored pink like the gums, can be built quite thin, and can form not only the denture base, but the clasps as well. Since the clasps are built to curl around the necks of the teeth, they are practically indistinguishable from the gums that normally surround the teeth.

According to Valplast:

“Metal-based RPD design is complex because it has to adapt rigid materials to a flexible environment. This leaves room for error particularly under conditions where ideal designs and clinical preparations are challenged.

In contrast, the material in flexible partials is perfectly suited to the variety of natural conditions in the mouth. It simplifies the design and enables the RPD itself to balance the simultaneous requirements of retention, support and stability.

Flexibility removes many of the unwanted aspects of metal partials. There are fewer steps in the treatment process because preparation of natural teeth is unnecessary. Without the metal frame, the fabrication and try-in processes have also been simplified. In addition, the choice of a Valplast partial avoids the placement of metal in your patient’s mouth, which allows you to satisfy the patient’s interest in metal-free dentistry.”

Patients like Valplast a lot better than their old metal framework removable partial dentures. Far more comfortable and much better aesthetics.

For additional discussions on flexible partial dentures, please click here. 

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16 Responses to “ Valplast ”

  • lorraine drake December 16th, 2008

    HI AM INTERESTED IN FINDING A DENTIST WHO DOES FULL AND PARTIAL VALPLAST DENTURES AND IS WELL EXPERIENCED WITH VALPLAST THANK YOU LORRAINE DRAKE AT 206-854-2117

  • lorraine drake December 16th, 2008

    hi i also wanted to say did you know that valplast has no odor even out of your mouth in the morning lorraine drake i need a dentist in the seattle area who is very familiar with valplast for full and partial dentures thank you

  • donnamarie February 3rd, 2009

    Hi, I am also looking for a dentist in the Richards or dallas Texas area who is experienced with valplast.

  • Dr. Genc Demjaha February 25th, 2009

    I am willing to answer all your questions and share my experience related with ValPlast dentures.

  • Lyn Lee March 25th, 2009

    I had a steel base partial from 1985 to 2008 and then I decided to get a new Valpalst partial. I am quite happy with the fit and appearance, however the plastic on the roof of my mouth seem a bit ruff on my tongue and it seems to me that the taste of food is a bit askew. Does anyone have any data on the interaction of Valpalst on the tongue’s taste buds??? Thanks.

  • Laura Atkins April 7th, 2009

    I am interested ValPlast partial dentures. Can provide name of experienced dentist in the Suffolk, Va or nearby area?

  • mugdha May 9th, 2009

    I’ve been making flexible dentures using FRS-199 for my patients & they are absolutely wonderful. Pts are happy as they are light in weight,don’t have metal claps & are free of any bad smell.

  • Janeen May 18th, 2009

    Does ValPlast come in a full bottom denture, my denture for the bottom does not stay in, even with adhesives, my bottom gum is the problem due to the shrinking of the gums over the years since I had all the teeth removed, Can these Valplast dentures work for me?

  • Annie Kaa May 20th, 2009

    Ive had a valplast for 6 years,uppers only 4 original teeth that i just had removed and a regular denture made. I loved my valplast partial and never had a problem with it. I wanted to keep it and put more theeth on it but they said no. Yet my other dentist had told me i could add theeth on to the valplast as needed. can i still add theeth onto my old valplast? I do need a back up set of theeth. Do they make full dentures with valplast? I used denture adhesive to keep my valplast in and it worked. Then it stayed in by its self. So can i have more theeth added to mine. thanks.annie

  • Gloria August 19th, 2009

    I am interested in valplast full dentures, do they make them and does any one know of a lab or dentist in the Wichita, Kansas area ?

  • Tracy September 17th, 2009

    Hello. My name is Tracy and I live in Canada. I have full upper and lower dentures made with Valplast. They are nice and light weight. I went to a regular dentist to have them done. I believe you can also get them in the States. Seattle has a lab. The only thing with full dentures is that they are not as bendy as partials, but is you heat them up in hot water you can bend them a bit too. Also, inserting them in hot water and then into your mouth will have a great fit. They’ll mold to your mouth and you won’t need adhesives which are discusting in my opinion. Hope this helps.
    Cheers.

  • Frank Nelson October 3rd, 2009

    Looking for Valplast Location In kentucky

  • Ria November 2009 November 8th, 2009

    My experience with Valplast has been very unsatisfactory.
    I have worn several partial dentures over 40yrs.
    Till now I have never had an issue with comfort.
    Since receiving my Valplast Denture I do experience severe discomfoort on a Daily Basis.
    Each evening I can’t wait to remove the denture as a result of this distasteful foreign material in my mouth.
    The palate is also furry and at times very dry and rough. Although I am thorough and regular with cleaning. This material seems to hold food tast and odour like I have never before experienced.
    I was of the impression that because this Valplast material is light and flexible the Denture itself would be petite.
    To the contrary this is the largest and most bulky denture I have ever worn.

    The one advantage is the absence of metal hooks.
    As soon as I am able this will be replaced and am hopeing I can have a Metal Plate Denture with Valplast Hooks.

  • Juanita February 3rd, 2010

    I just left the dentist office and need to have an extraction. I have valplast upper partial and the dentist said they cannot add teeth to valplast, is this true?

    Thanks

  • Joyce April 6th, 2010

    According to my denturist, a check with the dental lab revealed that more teeth can be added to a Valplast denture. This information came from the denture lab in Calgary Alberta where my valplast partial was made. I conducted a lot of research on the Valplast denture prior to spending money on it.

  • Svet May 21st, 2010

    i am in canada. how much valplast partial costs? Pls, approximately?

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