CONELOG Prosthetic Restorations

145 CONELOG ® IMPLANT SYSTEM PROSTHETIC RESTORATIONS RELINING OF A LOCATOR ® -RETAINED FULL DENTURE The colored replacement males are removed from the titanium housings in the denture and replaced by black processing replacement males using the Locator ® instrument. See also «Exchange the replacement males in an ex- isting full denture» on page 144. The processing replacement males fix and hold the denture during the re- lining impression on the CONELOG ® Locator ® abutments. The impression is taken with the denture in the conventional manner. Pay attention to the proper seating of the denture. Impression material must not get into the processing replacement males. After the impression is taken successfully, the black processing replacement males remain in the titanium housings of the denture. The relining impression is handed over to the den- tal laboratory. In the dental laboratory, the respective Locator ® analogs are inserted in the black processing replacement males for cast fabrication (see also «Cast fab- rication» on page 142). The cast is then fabricated and the relining impression is secured in the con- ventional manner. NOTE We recommend replacing the existing titanium housings in the denture. A titanium housing with the black processing replacement male is placed on each analog over the previously placed block out spacer until the pres- sure point is reached. The titanium housing is attached by the black process- ing replacement male and the resilience determined. After opening the secured relining impression and removing of the impres- sion from the cast, the black processing replacement males incl. the tita- nium housings are removed from the denture. The white block out spacers are placed over the functional areas of the Locator ® analogs on the cast. This prevents acrylic from getting into the titanium housings. NOTE Undercuts between the titanium housings and the surrounding tissue not covered by the block out spacers must be blocked out. Acrylic must not get into the titanium housings when finishing! The denture is prepared for the relining and ground out in the area of the Locator ® titanium housings. The titanium housings must not come into con- tact with the prosthesis when assembling the secured impression with the cast. The prosthesis is relined in the conventional manner. After trimming and polishing, the black processing replacement males are removed and replaced by corresponding colored replacement males as described in «Integration of the colored replacement males « on page 141. The finished prosthesis is inserted and the occlusion checked. Titanium housing with black processing replacement male