Importance of Permanent Bases for Complete Dentures
This chapter emphasizes the importance of using permanent base materials for complete dentures to ensure stability and avoid placement appointment surprises. The speakers discuss the drawbacks of using temporary bases, such as denture adhesive errors and poor retention. They also touch upon techniques for achieving good contact between occlusal surfaces and establishing lip support and orientation.
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Dr. Andreas Artopoulos will save you HOURS of chairside adjusting as he busts denture occlusion myths.
We covered all the key stages of complete denture fabrication in this gem-packed episode, before offering clear guidelines on what occlusion on complete dentures SHOULD look like (and why).
Protrusive Dental Pearl: ‘Enter Bolus, Exit Balance!’ – find out why group function occlusion is the pragmatic choice of occlusal scheme, instead of painstakingly trying to achieve balanced articulation.
