Complete Denture Prosthodontics. Treatment and Problem Solving

Tooth Arrangement and Try-In: Anterior Tooth Selection and Arrangement.- Posterior Tooth Selection and Arrangement.- Evaluation of Try-In Stage. Adjustment of Dentures: The Remounting Process: Adjustment of Dentures on Articulator and in Mouth. Post Insertion Problems: Post Insertion Problems in Complete Dentures.- Long Term Problems in Complete Dentures. Stress-Reducing Materials for Complete Dentures: Tissue Conditioner Materials.- Clinical Applications of Soft Lining Materials. Different Techniques for Problematic Cases: Single Dentures.- Duplicated Dentures.- Managing the Edentulous Dry Mouth: Reservoir Complete Denture.

This excellently illustrated book equips dental students and practitioners with all the information and guidance required in order to ensure successful implementation of complete denture treatment in edentulous patients following appropriate treatment planning. Readers will find detailed guidance on tooth selection and arrangement, the try-in stage, and remounting and occlusal adjustment. Potential short- and long-term postinsertion problems are identified, with clear explanation of how to resolve them. Information is also provided on the use of stress-reducing materials for complete dentures. The final part of the book is devoted to techniques that can be employed in problematic cases. The text is supported by a wealth of high-quality photographs drawn from the authors' own extensive clinical experience. A companion volume covering every aspect of the planning stage is available separately.

Yasemin Kulak OEzkan completed her graduate education in the Faculty of Dentistry, Marmara University, Turkey in 1987 and then became a research assistant in the Faculty of Dentistry's Department of Prosthodontics in the same year. She was appointed as an Associate Professor in 1996 and became a Professor in 2001. She was a Vice Dean over the period 2004-7 and became a Dean in 2014. She currently works as Dean and Chief of the Prosthodontic Department in the Faculty of Dentistry at Marmara University. She has published more than 60 papers in renowned journals and is an editorial board member of repute.