Oral Biol Res.  2019 Sep;43(3):223-228. 10.21851/obr.43.03.201909.223.

Artificial tooth selection and occlusion in complete dentures

• Choe HE
• Kim HS
• Son MK
• Heo YR

• KMID: 2465843
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.21851/obr.43.03.201909.223

Abstract

It is important to select artificial teeth and arrange them in a proper way especially when patients have severe alveolar ridge resorption or abnormal intermaxillary relation. The purpose of this study is to suggest the criteria for decision making in several clinical cases regarding the type of artificial teeth and concept of occlusion. Several types of artificial teeth are nowadays available. Anatomic tooth, which mimics the cusps and grooves of the nature tooth, is widely used in most cases. But in cases of severe alveolar bone loss or in cases where it is difficult to induce centric occlusion, artificial tooth with nonanatomic and semianatomic cusps could be a better choice. The occlusion scheme is also determined regarding whether to arrange teeth in lingual occlusion or crossbite considering the intermaxillary relation and severity of alveolar ridge resorption.

Keyword

Artificial teeth; Balanced dental occlusions; Complete denture

MeSH Terms

Alveolar Bone Loss
Alveolar Process
Decision Making
Dental Occlusion, Balanced
Denture, Complete*
Humans
Malocclusion
Tooth
Tooth, Artificial*