So You Hated Setting Denture Teeth?

For many of us, removable pros lab was a pain in the elbow. Yet everything we need to know about esthetics can be demonstrated in a denture setup.

The patient in the photo is wearing an old prosthesis that will be replaced with upper and lower hybrids supported by implants. She has a reverse curve in her smile, her lips aren’t supported and she has excessive overjet.

Creating a great implant supported or implant assisted prosthesis requires a basic understanding of making denture impressions and gathering appropriate records.

It's also important to know how to set teeth or create a bite rim that guides our technicians so the teeth can be put in the correct position.

These fundamental skills make implant borne prosthetics pretty straightforward after the implants have integrated. Learning how to position the maxillary central incisors in the framework of the face guides the position of every other tooth in the mouth.

I certainly can’t teach anyone how to do this in a brief article; however, the good news is that we are planning a series of digital courses that will reintroduce the practicing dentist to the fundamentals of denture impression making and denture setups. Stay tuned!