Supplemental techniques for registering interocclusal records for complete dentures

The functional performance of a patient wearing a complete denture is related to the accuracy of the interocclusal record registration during the fabrication procedure. This article describes different techniques to register accurate maxillary-mandibular relation record by utilizing ‘stabilizing handles’ to enhance the stability of the mandibular denture record base during the acquisition of interocclusal records and by placing wax cones on the occlusal surface to record centric record. These techniques are especially important for the patients who are placed in classes III and IV of the Prosthodontic Diagnostic Index created by the American College of Prosthodontists.