Complete Dentures [Paperback]

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.

1 Treatment Planning: Assessing the Task Ahead.- The Examination of the Patient.- History of the Patients 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 thl32