The fourth edition of Prosthetic Treatment of the Edentulous Patient is completely revised and updated to take into account recent changes in the field and to reflect the results of research conducted over the past ten years.

Additional emphasis is placed on care of the elderly and how to achieve better communication between clinicians and dental technicians. More details of clinical techniques are included, with a new section on the assessment of clinical work.

Key features:

• Adopts a flexible approach to accommodate the variation found in edentulous patients
• Stresses the critical importance of good communication between clinician and dental technician
• Emphasizes care of the elderly and teh value of holistic treatment
• Includes many photographs and clear line drawings
• Sections on clinical audit at the end of each clinical chapter
• Updated and restructured text and references
• Emphasizes evidence-based treatment

Contents

1. An appraisal of the complete-denture situation
2. Factors influencing the outcome of prosthetic treatment
3. Transition from the natural to the artificial dentition
4. Stability of dentures
5. Jaw relations—theoretical considerations
6. Introaductory remarks to the clinical chapters
7. Assessment of the patient
8. The relevance of existing dentures
9. Preparation of the mouth
10. Impressions
11. Recording jaw relations—clinical procedures
12. Dentures and muscles
13. Try-in procedures
14. Fitting complete dentures
15. Recall procedures
16. Some clinical problems and solutions

Index

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