Instructions for Movable Lingual VERSACRYL Flanges on a Lower Denture

Thermo- adjustable lower VERSACRYL flange locks into undercut.

Each VERSACRYL Laboratory kit contains:

  • VERSACRYL Softener monomer
  • VERSACRYL Hardener monomer
  • VERSACRYL clear and pink polymer powders
  1. In a small jar first mix Softener and Hardener and stir for 10 seconds. The recommended proportion for lingual flanges is: 30% Softener to 70% Hardener at a standard thickness of 1.5 to 2 mm. In the instructions, the ratios are expressed in 'drops' of each liquid.

  2. Slowly add the VERSACRYL powder while stirring, until the consistency is light creamy (approximately 1.5 parts powder to 1 part liquid).

  3. Two methods to construct VERSACRYL flanges:
  • Double-pack heat-cure into a new denture: flask, remove wax and pack denture with pink acrylic using a polyvinyl sheet. Press and re-open flask. Cut away the pressed lingual flanges a few millimeters below the teeth, following the angle of the mylohyoid eminence and repack with the VERSACRYL mixture. Close flask, final press and process as usual. Gently smooth, polish and finish by high-shining the inner surface of the VERSACRYL flanges.

  • Self-cure onto a new or existing denture: cut back and prepare the receiving surfaces by roughening and priming with Hardener using a brush. Quickly apply the creamy VERSACRYL mixture to all contact areas, then add and shape the bulk as it slowly starts to gel. Process as usual in a pressure cooker and again finish by high-shining the inner surface of the VERSACRYL flanges.

 


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