This book is a compilation of articles on complete dentures selected from the Journal of Prosthodontics with the intention of providing the reader with contemporary and relevant information on how the edentulous patient can be better served when fabricating complete dentures.

EDITORSJonathan P. Wiens, DDS, MSD, FACP, is in private practice limited to prosthodontics in West Bloomfield, Michigan, USA. He is also Clinical Professor at the University of Detroit Mercy in Detroit, Michigan, and attending staff maxillofacial prosthodontist at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan.

Jennifer Wiens Priebe, DDS, MS, FACP, is in private practice focusing on maxillofacial prosthodontics in West Bloomfield, Michigan, USA, and attending staff maxillofacial prosthodontist at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan.

Donald A. Curtis, DMD, FACP, is a Professor in the Preventive& Restorative Dental Sciences Department, School of Dentistry, San Francisco, California, USA. He also maintains a private practice limited to prosthodontics in Berkeley, California.

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Part I Edentulism and Comorbidities 1

1 Evidence-Based Guidelines for the Care and Maintenance of Complete Dentures: A Publication of the American College of Prosthodontists 3David Felton, Lyndon Cooper, Ibrahim Duqum, Glenn Minsley, Albert Guckes, Steven Haug, Patricia Meredith, Caryn Solie, David Avery, and Nancy Deal Chandler

2 Classification System for Complete Edentulism 18Thomas J. McGarry, Arthur Nimmo, James F. Skiba, Robert H. Ahlstrom, Christopher R. Smith, and Jack H. Koumjian

3 Complete Edentulism and Comorbid Diseases: An Update 31David A. Felton

4 Oral Cancer: A Prosthodontic Diagnosis 48Michael A. Siegel, Michael A. Kahn, and Mitzi J. Palazzolo

5 The Current and Future Treatment of Edentulism 57Lyndon F. Cooper

6 Impact of Different Prosthodontic Treatment Modalities on Nutritional Parameters of Elderly Patients 66Kopal Goel, Saumyendra V. Singh, Pooran Chand, Jitendra Rao, Shuchi Tripathi, Lakshya Kumar, Abbas Ali Mahdi, and Kalpana Singh

7 Conventional Rehabilitation of Edentulous Patients: The Impact on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction 74Janice S. Ellis, Nanita D. Pelekis, and J. Mark Thomason

8 Dentures are a Reservoir for Respiratory Pathogens 80Lindsay E. ODonnell, Karen Smith, Craig Williams, Chris J. Nile, David F. Lappin, David Bradshaw, Margaret Lambert, Douglas P. Robertson, Jeremy Bagg, Victoria Hannah, and Gordon Ramage

Part II Oral Health, Biofilms, and Denture Stomatitis 87

9 Biofilms in the Edentulous Oral Cavity 89Amit Sachdeo, Anne D. Haffajee, and Sigmund S. Socransky

10 Epidemiology and Etiology of Denture Stomatitis 99Linda Gendreau and Zvi G. Loewy

11 Clinical and Histological Findings of Denture Stomatitis as Related to Intraoral Colonization Patterns ofCandida albicans, Salivary Flow, and Dry Mouth 112Sandra Altarawneh, Sompop Bencharit, Luisito Mendoza, Alice Curran, David Barrow, Silvana Barros, John Preisser, Zvi G. Loewy, Linda Gendreau, and Steven Offenbacher

12 The Effect of a Denture Adhesive on the Colonization ofCandidaSpecies In Vivo 123Eunghwan Kim, Carl F. Driscoll, and Glenn E. Minah

13 Effect of Chlorhexidine on Denture Biofilm Accumulation 128Ingrid Machado de Andrade, Patricia C. Cruz, Cláudia H. Silva-Lovato,Raphael F. de Souza, Maria Cristina Monteiro Souza-Gugelmin, and Helena de Freitas Oliveira Paranhos

14 Evidence Regarding the Treatment of Denture Stomatitis 133Alexandra Yarborough, Lyndon Cooper, Ibrahim Duqum, Gustavo Mendonça, Kathleen McGraw, and Lisa Stoner

Part III Treatment Innovations 149

15 Fabricating Complete Dentures with CAD/CAM and RP Technologies 151Mehmet Selim Bilgin, Ali Erdem, Osman Sami Aglarci, and Erhan Dilber

16 Part-Digitizing System of Impression and Interocclusal Record for Complete Denture Fabrication 156Takashi Matsuda, Takaharu Goto, Kazutomo Yagi, Toshiya Kashiwabara, and Tetsuo Ichikawa

17 Enhancing Fracture and Wear Resistance of Dentures/Overdentures Utilizing Digital Technology: A Case Series Report 163Ahmed Afify and Stephan Haney

18 Design of Complete Dentures by Adopting CAD Developed for Fixed Prostheses 171Yanfeng Li, Weili Han, Jing Cao, Yuan Iv, Yue Zhang, Yishi Han, Yi Shen, Zheng Ma, and Huanyue Liu

19 Treatment of Edentulism: Optimizing Outcomes with Tissue Management and Impression Techniques 180Thomas J. Salinas

Part IV Functional Parameters and Assessment 191

20 The Position of the Occlusal Plane in Natural and Artificial Dentitions as Related to Other Craniofacial Planes 193Firas A.M. Al Quran, Abdalla Hazzaa, and Nabeel Al Nahass

21 Predictors of Satisfaction with Dentures in a Cohort of Individuals Wearing Old Dentures: Functional Quality or Patient-Reported Measures? 199Daiane Cerutti-Kopplin, Elham Emami, Juliana Balbinot Hilgert, Fernando Neves Hugo, Elken Rivaldo, and Dalva Maria Pereira Padilha

22 Analysis of Masticatory Cycle Efficiency in Complete Denture Wearers 206Marcelo Coelho Goiato, Alício Rosalino Garcia, Daniela Micheline dos Santos, and Paulo Renato Junqueira Zuim

23 Short-Term Assessment of the OHIP-14 Scale on Denture Wearers Using Adhesives 211Gregory Polyzois, Panagiotis Lagouvardos, Christos Partalis, Panagiotis Zoidis, and Hector Polyzois

24 Comparisons of Patient Satisfaction Levels with Complete Dentures of Different Occlusions: A Randomized Clinical Trial 220Mohhamadjavad Shirani, Ramin Mosharraf, and Mohammadkazem Shirany

25 Factors Associated with Successful Denture Therapy 229Roberta L. Diehl, Ulrich Foerster, Venita J. Sposetti, and Teresa A. Dolan

Part V Esthetic Considerations 237

26 Perception of Esthetic Impact of Smile Line in Complete Denture Wearers by Different Age Groups 239Matheus Melo Pithon, Leandro Pereira Alves, Matheus da Costa Prado, Rener Leal Oliveira, Matheus Souza Campos Costa, Raildo da Silva Coqueiro, João Milton Rocha Gusmão, and Rogério Lacerda Santos

27 Assessment of the Ability to Relate Anterior Tooth Form and Arrangement to Gender 245Fernanda Ferreira Jassé, Josiane Vilhena Corrêa, Andréa Ferreira Santos da Cruz, Mauro José Pantoja Fontelles, Andiara Ribeiro Roberto, José Roberto Cury Saad, and Edson Alves de Campos

28 Guidelines for Maxillary Incisal Edge PositionA Pilot Study: The Key is the Canine 250Carl E. Misch

29 Nasal Width as a Guide for the Selection of Maxillary Complete Denture Anterior Teeth in Four Racial Groups 255Fabiana Mansur Varjão and Sergio Sualdini Nogueira

30 Qualitative and Quantitative Guides to the Selection and Arrangement of the Maxillary Anterior Teeth 261Douglas A. Hock

Index 267