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Teeth are involved in the functions of mastication and speech and strongly influence appearance. When they are lost,
it is a tribute to the skills of dentists and technicians that complete dentures act successfully in so many cases. Today,
with lower levels of edentulousness, complete denture prosthetics appears a less significant part of dental practice.
This is not the case. While fewer conventional complete dentures are being made, the increasing longevity of the
population associated with our inability to ‘cure’ alveolar resorption, means that their complexity has increased.
Further, the scope of complete denture prosthetics has expanded and the quality of life of many of our edentulous
patients has been improved as implant techniques have been introduced and applied. I suspect that now, of all
aspects of dental practice, complete denture prosthetics is most firmly based on an understanding of underlying
physical, anatomical, and surgical principles, and puts greatest demands on clinical and communication skills.
Teeth are involved in the functions of mastication and speech and strongly influence appearance. When they are lost,
it is a tribute to the skills of dentists and technicians that complete dentures act successfully in so many cases. Today,
with lower levels of edentulousness, complete denture prosthetics appears a less significant part of dental practice.
This is not the case. While fewer conventional complete dentures are being made, the increasing longevity of the
population associated with our inability to ‘cure’ alveolar resorption, means that their complexity has increased.
Further, the scope of complete denture prosthetics has expanded and the quality of life of many of our edentulous
patients has been improved as implant techniques have been introduced and applied. I suspect that now, of all
aspects of dental practice, complete denture prosthetics is most firmly based on an understanding of underlying
physical, anatomical, and surgical principles, and puts greatest demands on clinical and communication skills.
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