Relining Technique Research Articles

A relining technique for mandibular dentures

A relining technique has been described that permits the restoration of the proper vertical dimension of occlusion and also the centric occlusion that was originally built into the dentures. This technique has been used successfully for many patients, and from 2 to 14 mm. of lost vertical dimension (measured at the incisors) can be restored in a single procedure. The muscles are permitted to freely dictate maxillomandibular relations, and there is no need to be concerned about the “hinge axis” or “temporomandibular joint relations” when this technique is employed. This technique is not applicable to dentures made with plastic teeth which have become grossly abraded; neither can this procedure correct faulty occlusion that was built into the dentures or other errors or omissions of original construction.