Newsletter 83 Sheila my most difficult complete denture ever

Sheila’s Complete Denture Success (Study Club Live)

Welcome to this Study Club Live session, where I take you step by step through Sheila’s complete denture journey – one of the most technically challenging denture spaces I’ve treated this year.

Sheila had:
• a flat mandibular ridge
• tongue spread with very limited denture space
• a very small mouth opening
• years of complete denture failure

Despite all this, she achieved a fantastic result through her determination and willingness to work with the dentures. She was an absolute joy to treat.

In this session I show:
• how I communicate with patients whose anatomy and circumstances make treatment complex
• my real consultation with Sheila
• why I took two working impressions
• a full demonstration of the French Impression Technique (neutral zone)
• why the Dr Abe shaped impression proved more stable and predictable
• how I judged denture borders in a restricted space
• the try-in stages, refinements and adjustments
• the problems Sheila had at the end and how we solved them
• her long-term adaptation and success
• Rowan’s exceptional technical work, without which this result wouldn’t be possible

This is a practical, honest walkthrough showing the decision-making behind every step.

🔗 Links & Resources
Full case protocol (Newsletter 83):

https://www.finlaysutton.co.uk/case-s...

My main website (case studies, resources, teaching):

https://www.finlaysutton.co.uk/

Clinical Courses (Complete Dentures, RPDs, Immediate Dentures, Overdentures):

https://www.finlaysutton.co.uk/clinic...

Mentorship Programme:

https://www.finlaysutton.co.uk/mentor...

Contact page:

https://www.finlaysutton.co.uk/contact

📺 About this video

This is a detailed, high-value session for anyone who treats edentulous patients or works with limited-space complete denture cases. Whether you are a dentist, CDT, dental technician or student, you will see practical techniques you can apply immediately.

🙏 Thanks

A special thank you to Rowan, whose extraordinary technical work underpins every denture I deliver.

And thank you to Sheila for allowing her case to be shared for education.