Complete Dentures - A Clinical Manual for the General Dental Practitioner

This is a user-friendly guide to the principles of complete denture construction. It is a practical, extensively illustrated book for the general dental practitioner, starting with the examination of the edentulous patient and progressing through the different treatments in a logical way. A range of procedures has been described in sufficient detail so that the dentist can apply the best treatment measure to the specific clinical problem. A final chapter on domiciliary treatment has been included because elderly, housebound patients often present problems such as denture retention (because of the patients' residual ridge atrophy or insufficient muscular control). Reference to original research work has been included so that the reader can explore the research evidence for himself.

List of contents

1 Treatment Planning: Assessing the Task Ahead.- The Examination of the Patient.- History of the Patient's Complaint.- Medical History.- Examination of the Extraoral Tissues.- Examination of the Oral Tissues.- Examination of the Dentures.- Examination of the Hard Tissues.- Examination of the Soft Tissues: Denture Stomatitis.- Other Soft Tissue Abnormalities.- Prognosis of Treatment.- References.- 2 Impression Taking and Mucosal Loading.- Anatomy of Mucosal Tissues.- How Does Oral Mucosa Behave in Function?.- The Principles of Impression Procedures.- Impression Taking Procedures.- Disinfection Procedures.- The Impression in the Maxillary Region.- The Mandibular Impression.- Selective-pressure Impression for the Lower Ridge.- The Upper Selective-pressure Impression Technique.- Occlusal Considerations with a Fibrous Ridge.- Should Load Be Deliberately Applied to the Tissues During Impression Procedures?.- The Gagging Patient: Are Impression Procedures Possible?.- References.- 3 Determining the Jaw Relationship.- How Does the Temporomandibular Joint Move During Function?.- Clinical Determination of the Jaw Relationship.- Laboratory Construction of Occlusal Rims.- Adjusting the Upper Occlusal Rim in the CHnic.- Determining the Angulation of the Occlusal Plane.- High Lip Line, Canine Lines, and Centre Lines.- Recording the Mandibular Rest Position.- Recording the Horizontal Jaw Relationship.- Methods of Selecting the Anterior Teeth.- Positioning the Anterior Teeth Correctly.- Arranging the Mandibular Anterior Teeth.- Positioning the Posterior Teeth.- Anatomical Guides to Positioning the Posterior Teeth.- Alternative Occlusal Arrangements of Posterior Tooth.- The Morphology of the Denture Space.- Clinical Physiology Studies.- Impression Techniques to Record the Muscular Environment.- Modifying the Buccal Surface of the Denture.- Other Muscle Activity in Denture Retention.- References.- 4 The Trial Denture.- Retention and Stability in the Patient's Mouth.- Anterior Tooth Position.- Horizontal and Vertical Jaw Relationship.- Developing Balanced Articulation with Anatomical Teeth.- Simple Hinge Articulators.- Average Value Articulators.- Adjustable Articulators.- The Closest Speaking Distance.- Colouring the Labial Flange.- Postdam.- Undercuts.- Providing Tin-Foil Relief.- Liaison with the Laboratory.- The Complete Upper Denture.- The Complete Lower Denture.- References.- 5 Fitting the Processed Denture.- Remounting Procedures.- Denture Retention.- Aesthetic Appearance.- Patient's Instruction Leaflet.- Denture Fixative.- References.- 6 The Review Appointment.- History of the Complaint.- The Painful Denture.- Persistent Pain.- Other Causes of Persistent Pain.- Defective Speech.- "Unable to Chew Food Properly".- Vague Symptoms.- Summary.- References.- 7 Domiciliary Treatment.- Scope of Domiciliary Treatment.- Denture Cleaning.- Denture Marking.- Domiciliary Prosthetic Treatment.- Denture Looseness.- Template Dentures.- Repair of Dentures.- Other Causes of Fractured Dentures.- References.

Summary

This is a user-friendly guide to the principles of complete denture construction. It is a practical, extensively illustrated book for the general dental practitioner, starting with the examination of the edentulous patient and progressing through the different treatments in a logical way. A range of procedures has been described in sufficient detail so that the dentist can apply the best treatment measure to the specific clinical problem. A final chapter on domiciliary treatment has been included because elderly, housebound patients often present problems such as denture retention (because of the patients’ residual ridge atrophy or insufficient muscular control). Reference to original research work has been included so that the reader can explore the research evidence for himself.

Product details

• Authors: Hugh Devlin
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2001
• EAN: 9783540421832
• ISBN: 978-3-540-42183-2
• No. of pages: 109
• Weight: 439 g
• Illustrations: w. 72 col. figs.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; B, SPEECH, Medicine, Planning, Surgery, Fracture, Muscle, Pain, patients, infection, Joint, Morphology, Restorative Dentistry, tissue, soft tissue