If you have had or need to replace some teeth with a removable partial device, you have certainly heard about stellite from your dentist. He has certainly offered to replace your missing teeth with a dental prosthesis. The base that will support your future teeth can be made of either resin or metal, usually a chrome nickel alloy or cobalt chrome if you are allergic to nickel. It is this construction, metal base with teeth in resin called dental stellite. In our dental offices, we often advise stellite because it has two significant advantages, strength and lightness.
What are the advantages of a stellite dental prosthesis?
Essentially its solidity.In fact the future denture will have to withstand very large chewing forces that can go up to 250 kg per cm2.The masticatory muscles have an unexpected strength, so that a dental prosthesis resin will have much more chances to fracture a dental device stellite. Its delicacy and a small footprint are also part of its advantages.
Since the metal is much more resistant than dental resin, it goes without saying that the realization of dental stellite can support a smaller thickness that will facilitate the adaptation of the dental prosthesis. in mouth. It is always more pleasant to have in the mouth a dental device which is not troublesome. The language will be much less hampered by a less bulky dental apparatus, the speech will be facilitated.
Dental stellite without hook
This kind of prosthesis is only found in total prosthesis, because it is always necessary at least two natural or crowned teeth so that dental stellite can be fixed there with hooks. If a dental device holds without hooks, it is necessary a total dental prosthesis to which one can add a metal plate to reinforce its solidity. We can then name it stellite, although in use we reserve this name only partial denture dentures.
Dental stellite price
The price of dental stellite is a brake in the choice of this option because it is much more expensive than a simple dental prosthesis resin. Its manufacture is complex and can not be industrialized, because it is necessary to achieve a casting of metal in a mold individual which represents a lot of manpower and thus a certain cost.
How is a dental stellite performed?
It is necessary at first time to make a complete examination of the mouth of the patient, to treat caries if necessary, to crown the teeth which will be used as support to avoid that they clarify by the permanent friction of the hooks. Then, the practitioner will make the most accurate footprint he will send to the laboratory so that the prosthetist performs the casting of the metal following the recommendations of the dentist’s layout. Some fitting later, to be certain that the color of the teeth is good, and that the stellite is perfectly executed, the patient will fully regain the use of his teeth and can chew again all the food he wants