COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

Introduction to

Complete Dentures

Didactic and Laboratory Manual
(Credits and Acknowledgments )

Course Director Tamer El-Gendy BDS, MS

Assistant Professor

Email el-gendy.1@osu.edu

Patient Visit 1 Diagnosis & Preliminary Impressions	Clinical Procedures	Asepsis, Examination, Diagnosis, Prognosis & Treatment Planning Preliminary Impressions
Patient Visit 1 Diagnosis & Preliminary Impressions	Laboratory Procedures	Preliminary (Diagnostic) Casts Final Impression Trays
Patient Visit 2 Final Impressions	Clinical Procedures	Objectives, Instruments, Materials & Preparation Evaluation & Correction of Final Impression Tray Border Molding Final Impressions
Patient Visit 2 Final Impressions	Laboratory Procedures	Boxing the Final Impressions Pouring & Trimming the Master Casts Fabrication of Record Bases Fabrication of Wax Occlusion Rims Grading criteria of Master Casts & Record Bases & Occlusion Rims
Patient Visit 3 Jaw Relation Records	Clinical Procedures	Posterior Palatal Seal Plane of Occlusion Face-bow Transfer Record Maxillomandibular Records Mounting the Mandibular Cast Selection of Artificial Teeth
Patient Visit 3 Jaw Relation Records	Laboratory Procedures	Arrangement of Anterior Teeth Arrangement of Anatomic (cuspal) Posterior Teeth Arrangement of Non-anatomic (flat plan, zero degree, rational posteriors) Posterior Teeth Grading Criteria for Tooth Arrangement
Patient Visit 4 Trial Dentures	Clinical Procedures	Reconfirm Vertical Relations & Centric Relation Reconfirm the Mold, Shade, & Arrangement of the Artificial Teeth Program the Articulator with Protrusive Records (Anatomic Teeth) Patient Approval Denture Identification Option
Patient Visit 4 Trial Dentures	Laboratory Procedures	Balancing Occlusion Finalize Wax Up Finish & Polishing Occlusal Index for Clinical Remount Fabrication of Remount Casts Remounting the Maxillary Denture
Patient Visit 5 Denture Placement	Clinical Procedures	Initial Placement of the Dentures Use of Pressure - Indicating Medium Clinical Remount & Occlusal Refinements Patient Education (Written & Oral Instructions)
Patient Visit 6	Clinical Procedures	Post-placement Examination Post-placement Problems
Post-placement Problem Solving

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Laboratory Projects
Project 1	Project 2	Project 3
Project 4	Project 5	Project 6

Grading Criteria

Preliminary Cast Master Casts Record Base & Occlusion Rims

Final Impression Trays Posterior Palatal Seal on Master Cast Tooth Arrangement

Grading before Processing