The Retention of Mandibular Complete Dentures: The science behind the UltraSuction System

The Seminar

Lecture Content:

• Major and Minor contributory factors in complete denture therapy
• Psychological acceptance
• Adhesion
• Cohesion
• Viscosity
• Gravity
• Oral and facial musculature
• Vacuum and atmospheric pressure
• Rationale for denture valves in complete denture retention

Scientific & Technical Study:

• Technical: How do denture valves work?
• Scientific: Do they work? - Outcome of clinical study on 7 patients
• Scientific: How has retention been measured? – Tools & Diagrams
• Technical: Installation protocol from impression to delivery

Learning outcomes:

1. Major and minor contributory factors in complete denture retention

2. The role of atmospheric pressure in resisting dislodging forces

The Presenter

Mony Paz

is founder of UltraSuction products and head of Research & Development at Biomedics, is a New Zealand registered dental technician, author and inventor. His fascination with the physical mechanisms of denture retention lead him to the development of the UltraSuction™ System. Mony authored a number of articles on the subject. He has developed several innovations in the fields of intra-oral illumination, suction and retraction. His other clinical interests are in the areas of LED histopathology and autofluorescence. Actively involved in R&D, his work in the field of induced tissue fluorescence resulted in a breakthrough digital hand held device for early detection of oral cancer, dysplasia and potentially malignant oral lesions.

He currently presents and gives hands-on workshops internationally.

CPD

This course adheres to the Dental Board of Australia (AHPRA) CPD guidelines for 2 hours of Scientific (or Non-Scientific) Continuing Professional Education accreditation.

Seminar Details

To book contact Gunz Dental on (freephone Australia) 1800 025 300 or (freephone New Zealand) 0800 30 10 10.

Please advise of any special dietary requirements and we will attempt to address these.

Cost: AU$50 (including GST), NZ$50 (excluding GST).