Physiologic denture technique

Abstract

1. Many conditions which affect denture construction require diagnosis and treatment before the impression procedures are started. 2. Conditioning the tissue and the musculature provides a more normal anatomic structure and physiologic function. 3. Principles of nondisplacement, functional denture borders, and tissue detail are included in the impression technique. 4. Vertical dimension, centric relation, and bilateral balance are determined for maxillomandibular relations. The needle-point tracing and physiologic rest position are used as reference positions for diagnosis. 5. Condyle paths are recorded by tracings and roentgenograms. 6. Tooth arrangement follows a physiologic principle. 7. The available denture base materials require careful processing and checkstep procedure. 8. Final instructions of hygiene and psychology are made at the time the finished dentures are placed in the patient's mouth.