Skip to main content

Explore our online learning platform

Filters

icon-treatment_guides_article

Treatment guidelines

Edentulous

1370-Prosthetic-tools.png

Prosthodontic guides - overview

Diagnosis is a Greek word that means discern or distinguish; thus, diagnosis is a cognitive experience. The diagnostic process was originally based on interrogation, inspection, auscultation, olfaction and palpation. With advancement in medical...

Diagnosis and treatment planning
icon-treatment_guides_article

Treatment guidelines

Edentulous

1385-provisionals.png

Provisionals

Conceptually, a provisional prosthesis for an edentulous patient is a convenient tool that offers the patient a satisfactory level of function and esthetic appearance while definitive treatment is undertaken...

Guided Surgery
Immediate loading / provisionalization
Diagnosis and treatment planning
icon-treatment_guides_article

Treatment guidelines

Edentulous

1375-Waxup.png

Wax-up, arrangement, mock-up

Treatment planning for the edentulous patient requires a diagnostic tooth arrangement which provides valuable information for pre-surgical planning (surgical guide fabrication), facilitates discussion regarding...

Digital workflow
CAD/CAM
Diagnosis and treatment planning
icon-treatment_guides_article

Treatment guidelines

Edentulous

1150-Existing-prosthesis.png

Existing prosthesis

Examination of existing dentures provides invaluable information on patients’ perceptions of teeth and soft tissue esthetics, including facial vertical dimension support. It also informs clinicians regarding their patients’ overall...

Diagnosis and treatment planning
Patient assessment
icon-treatment_guides_article

Treatment guidelines

Edentulous

1120_vertical_dimension.png

Vertical dimension

The recording of patient-specific vertical and horizontal jaw relations is a necessary starting point when planning for the occlusal rehabilitation. They are integral components of the mandible’s centric relation (CR)...

Diagnosis and treatment planning
Patient assessment
icon-treatment_guides_article

Treatment guidelines

Edentulous

1110-lipline.png

Lip line

Optimal esthetic treatment outcomes require a harmonious reconciliation between lip morhology and teeth positioning. Lips provide a picture frame for the anterior teeth that support them; with mouth size and labial contours depending on genetically...

Diagnosis and treatment planning
Patient assessment
icon-treatment_guides_article

Treatment guidelines

Edentulous

smoking.png

Smoking

Smoking and nicotine consumption have a constrictive effect on blood vessels thereby reducing blood supply. It increases the susceptibility to periodontal inflammatory diseases, dry extraction sockets and wound healing...

Peri-implantitis
Systemic factors
Patient assessment