rel="nofollow" href="#u5fe1425d-c3a5-4d88-adfb-f84e6f29fbe6">The patient and the rationale for treatment Prosthodontic history Clinical examination Ridge assessment Partial denture classification Assessment of existing prostheses Radiographic assessment
9 7 Factors complicating success Prognosis and justification Risk factors
10 8 Accessibility and operator position Posture and operating position Move yourself, and the patient Upper arches Lower arches Control of the prostheses and trays Other considerations
11 9 Pre-prosthetic treatment Extraoral assessment Edentulous patients Partially dentate patients Periodontal disease and caries Implants
12 10 Revisiting the anatomy Upper arch Lower arch
13 11 Making a primary impression – complete dentures Choice of tray Material Lower arches
14 12 Making a primary impression – partial dentures Choice of tray Material
15 13 Special trays Materials Tray spacers and tissue stops Handles Material retention and support Full seating
16 14 Compound and putty materials – handling and manipulation Compound and greenstick Putty
17 15 Recording an upper functional impression Checking the special tray Important functional anatomy Posterior border Partial dentures
18 16 Recording a lower functional impression Checking the special tray Important functional anatomy Labial sulcus Posterior and disto-lingual anatomy Partial dentures
19 17 Managing fibrous ridges Mucostatic Mucocompressive
20 18 Denture bases Types of denture base Alternative denture base materials
21 19 Recording the maxillo-mandibular relationship The denture bases Natural tooth contacts in partially dentate patients The registration material A passive process The process Checking the registration
22 20 Prescribing the upper wax contour Using the previous denture as a guide Lip support Incisal level and the alar–tragal plane Buccal corridors Other useful markers Tongue space and assessing speech
23 21 Prescribing the lower wax contour The tongue Lip support Incisal level and plane