JOURNAL OF PROSTHODONTICS ON COMPLETE AND REMOVABLE DENTURES

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 32 Classification System for Complete Edentulism 18
3 Complete Edentulism and Comorbid Diseases: An Update 31
4 Oral Cancer: A Prosthodontic Diagnosis 48
5 The Current and Future Treatment of Edentulism 57
6 Impact of Different Prosthodontic Treatment Modalities on Nutritional Parameters of Elderly Patients 66
7 Conventional Rehabilitation of Edentulous Patients: The Impact on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction 74
8 Dentures are a Reservoir for Respiratory Pathogens 80

PART II ORAL HEALTH, BIOFILMS, AND DENTURE STOMATITIS 87
9 Biofilms in the Edentulous Oral Cavity 89
10 Epidemiology and Etiology of Denture Stomatitis 99
11 Clinical and Histological Findings of Denture Stomatitis as Related to Intraoral Colonization Patterns of Candida albicans, Salivary Flow, and Dry Mouth 112
12 The Effect of a Denture Adhesive on the Colonization of Candida Species In Vivo 123
13 Effect of Chlorhexidine on Denture Biofilm Accumulation 128
14 Evidence Regarding the Treatment of Denture Stomatitis 133

PART III TREATMENT INNOVATIONS 149
15 Fabricating Complete Dentures with CAD/CAM and RP Technologies 151
16 Part-Digitizing System of Impression and Interocclusal Record for Complete Denture Fabrication 156
17 Enhancing Fracture and Wear Resistance of Dentures/Overdentures Utilizing Digital Technology: A Case Series Report 163
18 Design of Complete Dentures by Adopting CAD Developed for Fixed Prostheses 171
19 Treatment of Edentulism: Optimizing Outcomes with Tissue Management and Impression Techniques 180

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 193
21 Predictors of Satisfaction with Dentures in a Cohort of Individuals Wearing Old Dentures: Functional Quality or Patient-Reported Measures? 199
22 Analysis of Masticatory Cycle Efficiency in Complete Denture Wearers 206
23 Short-Term Assessment of the OHIP-14 Scale on Denture Wearers Using Adhesives 211
24 Comparisons of Patient Satisfaction Levels with Complete Dentures of Different Occlusions: A Randomized Clinical Trial 220
25 Factors Associated with Successful Denture Therapy 229

PART V ESTHETIC CONSIDERATIONS 237
26 Perception of Esthetic Impact of Smile Line in Complete Denture Wearers by Different Age Groups 239
27 Assessment of the Ability to Relate Anterior Tooth Form and Arrangement to Gender 245
28 Guidelines for Maxillary Incisal Edge Position—A Pilot Study: The Key is the Canine 250
29 Nasal Width as a Guide for the Selection of Maxillary Complete Denture Anterior Teeth in Four Racial Groups 255
30 Qualitative and Quantitative Guides to the Selection and Arrangement of the Maxillary Anterior Teeth 261
Index 267

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.
• Presents a curated list of the best peer-reviewed articles on complete and removable dentures from the pages of Journal of Prosthodontics
• Covers a wide range of treatment scenarios involving fixed and partial dentures
• Offers a mix of clinical reports, research articles, and reviews

Authors
• Jonathan 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.