The artificial teeth arrangement and occlusion for Complete denture

Song,  Young-Gyun

doi:2015.53.6.411

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 53(6); 2015 > Article

Journal of Korean Dental Association 2015;53(6):411-417.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22974/jkda.2015.53.6.002 Published online June 30, 2015.

총의치를 위한 인공치배열과 교합

송영균

단국대학교 치과대학 치과보철학교실

The artificial teeth arrangement and occlusion for Complete denture

Young-Gyun Song

Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Dankook university

Abstract

In an edentulous situation, the oral rehabilitation with complete denture is substantially different from treatment of natural teeth. The artificial teeth arrangement and occlusion are important factor for the stability of the denture. Bilateral balanced occlusion is that stability of the denture is attained when bilateral contacts exist throughout all excursion and static states of the denture during function and, artificial teeth are arrangement in neutral zone where the forces between the tongue and cheeks or lips are equal. This is how dentist make a favorable prognosis. Therefore, dentists are have to be a little more involved in the selection and arrangement of artificial teeth.

Key Words: complete denture;artificial teeth;bilateral balanced occlusion;piezography;