WHY I USE…
Clearmet
Transparent, odorless, and tasteless partial denture material offers simple customization and excellent esthetics
There's more than one way to treat patients, and part of your role as a clinician is to present treatment options that take factors like cost, durability, and esthetics into consideration. Partial dentures are a great way to restore confi dence in a patient's smile—unless you can tell they're dentures. Here, Dr. Brittany Bejel shares why Keystone's partial denture material, Clearmet, has been the clear option for her patients.
With a traditional metal partial, cosmetics really aren't that great, especially if you have to put a metal clasp on the patient's 2 front teeth. To treat these patients, I use Keystone's Clearmet partial denture material, which offers a clear, thermoplastic resin framework.
Customizable and Esthetic
Because Clearmet is designed to be transparent in the mouth, patients really love it and appreciate its cosmetic appeal. You can barely tell it's there once it's placed. Clearmet is also stain-resistant, tasteless, and odorless, so I haven't had any instances where patients had a bad experience or said they just couldn't stand wearing it.
Not only does Clearmet offer a cosmetic benefit, but the clasps are tooth bearing instead of tissue bearing, so it doesn't put as much pressure on the teeth as a metal partial would. Metal frames are typically stiffer, and once you make them, you can't add to them or adjust them if the patient loses another tooth down the road. Clearmet is really customizable to the patient's needs and allows you to easily add teeth chairside.
The Clear Choice
During a partial consult, I'll typically hand patients a metal partial and a Clearmet partial and ask them which one they would prefer in their mouth. This way, they can feel around the model and come to their own conclusions. More often than not, the clear option speaks for itself.
I don't know the exact weight difference between the 2, but the Clearmet partial feels lighter. There may be a slight cost difference when it comes to choosing Clearmet over a metal partial, but nothing that's going to make or break the patient's decision.
Like any product or restoration, how you take care of it matters. As long as patients are taking the partials off and cleaning them the right way, Clearmet partials can last a very long time. I definitely recommend Clearmet and think it's a great product that every clinician should try at least once.
BRITTANY BEJEL, DMD
Dr. Bejel graduated from Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry in 2016. She enjoys learning about new dental techniques and technology, is Invisalign certified, and an active member of the American Dental Association. She currently practices general dentistry at North Wales Family Dentistry in North Wales, PA.
Dr. Bejel graduated from Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry in 2016. She enjoys learning about new dental techniques and technology, is Invisalign certified, and an active member of the American Dental Association. She currently practices general dentistry at North Wales Family Dentistry in North Wales, PA.
