It was used to make a mold of the patient’s mouth. This helped the shape of the dentures to be more precise. There was a real breakthrough when vulcanized rubber was discovered. This is a cheap, easy to work with material that could be shaped to fit the mouth and hold the denture. Another cheap base was also made; it used celluloid. Celluloid was tried in place of rubber but it didn’t prove to be the best material to use.
In 1808, Giuseppangelo Fonzi created a single porcelain tooth held in place by a steel pin. Claudius Ash made an improved porcelain tooth in 1837. In the 1800’s Porcelain dentures moved to the United States in the 1800’s and began to be marketed on a large scale.
Today dentures are often made of a combination of porcelain, resin, metal, plastic or ceramic.
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