as a guide
Lip support
Incisal level and the alar–tragal plane
Buccal corridors
Other useful markers
Tongue space and assessing speech
23 21 Prescribing the lower wax contour The tongue Lip support Incisal level and plane Buccal relationship Vertical dimensions, tongue space and speech
24 22 Tooth selection and arrangement Biological markers Tooth shapes Tooth sizes Tooth shade and characterisation Other considerations
25 23 Occlusal dimensions and occlusal schemes Conform or reorganise? Occlusal schemes Complete denture occlusal schemes Facebows
26 24 Respecting the neutral zone Diagnosis Managing the neutral zone The formal neutral zone impression Effects of respecting the neutral zone
27 25 Assessing trial prostheses What should be checked at try-in? Managing occlusal discrepancies
28 26 Fitting and reviewing finished prostheses Returning on casts Checking the fitting surface Checking occlusal contacts Reviewing the prostheses
29 27 Copying features from existing prostheses Tooth arrangements Fitting surface Full denture contour Modifying prostheses prior to copying How to create modified copy dentures
30 28 Classifying partial prostheses and material choices Kennedy Classification Applegate Classification Potential difficulties with each class Material choice
31 29 Designing partial prostheses Preliminary registration Other necessary information A system of design
32 30 Saddles, rests and clasps Saddles Rests Direct retention – clasps Indirect retention
33 31 Connectors and bracing Bracing Major and minor connectors
34 32 Surveying and preparing guide planes Should I survey for acrylic dentures? Path of natural displacement Path of insertion Guide planes Modifying the dentition
35 33 Designing frameworks – case examples Example 1 – Upper Kennedy Class I, modification I Example 2 – Lower Kennedy Class III, modification I Example 3 – Upper Kennedy Class III, modification I Example 4 – Upper Kennedy Class III, modification I Example 5 – Upper Kennedy Class III, modification I Example 6 – Lower Kennedy Class II
