Artificial teeth are an important part of denture. They are used when patients own teeth needs replacement.
Requirements For Good Artificial Teeth:
- They should have good appearance.
- They should be indistinguishable from natural teeth in shape, colour and translucency.
- Good attachment between the artificial teeth and denture base.
- Artificial tooth and base material should be compatible i.e. introduction of artificial teeth into the base should not affect the base material.
- Should be of low density in order that they do not increase the weight of denture unduly.
- Artificial teeth should be strong and tough to resist fracture.
- Hard enough to resist abrasive forces in mouth during cleaning.
- They should allow grinding with a dental bur so that adjustments to the occlusion can be made by dentists at the side chair.
Artificial teeth are an important part of denture. They are used when patients own teeth needs replacement.
