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The addition of a tooth to a denture chairside is a practical and handy tip for the general dental practitioner working in a busy practice. In the current economic climate, patients are increasingly searching for economic alternatives to the fabrication of new dentures and, instead, opting to add teeth to their current dentures to reduce cost. With increased numbers of patients retaining their teeth, and with increased numbers of the elderly partially rather than completely edentulous, the addition of teeth to a denture will become a practical necessity in the developing general dental practice.1
In this clinical tip, a 55-year-old partially dentate female presented with mobile left and right maxillary canines. The patient was anxious to get the two teeth extracted as they were aesthetically unpleasant. Clinical examination revealed missing maxillary central and lateral incisors, which were replaced with an acrylic partial denture. The first right and left premolars were removed, as required for orthodontic treatment, which was carried out years ago. However, no space was found between the second premolars and the canines (Figure 1). The left and right maxillary canines had grade III mobility due to severe chronic periodontitis.
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