Reconsider the position of the artificial tooth arrangement of the mandibular complete denture

2023 10 12 2024 11 22 Reconsider the position of the artificial tooth arrangement of the mandibular complete denture Keyword : mandibular complete denture, denture space, position of the artificial tooth, center of the residual ridge Objective: The stability is the most important factor in complete dentures.In particular, we present our considerations for the arrangement of artificial teeth for the mandible with residual ridge in bad shape.Treatment method: There is a textbook rule of the interalveolar ridge line, but this does not help attaining the stability of a denture.In this case, the anterior teeth of the mandible were arranged on the interalveolar ridge line, with reference to the lip support (partial flange technique), and the molar teeth were arranged on the alveolar crest, while also taking the Pounds Line into consideration.After that, the denture was made after confirming stability with a wax mock-up.Results: After fitting, adjustments were required several times in all cases, but using this method, denture stability was achieved relatively easily, and good results were obtained.Discussion: It is thought that this method makes it possible to easily set appropriate denture space for each patient which in effect leads to denture stability.