Establishing Vertical Dimension in Full Denture Construction

Gillis, Robert R.

doi:10.14219/jada.archive.1941.0076

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“…Although several studies (10,(52)(53)(54)(55)(56)(57)(58)(59)(60) found stability in the mandible at a constant position at rest and recommended the use of this position for the determination of the OVD, many other studies (32,35,(61)(62)(63)(64)(65)(66)(67)(68)(69)(70)(71)(72)(73)(74)(75)(76) found a large variation and instability of the mandible at rest position and concluded against relying solely on physiologic rest position for the determination of the OVD. The physiologic rest position varies between individuals, from time to time in the same sitting and between sittings in the same patient, and between dental practitioners (8,32,62).…”

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Determination of occlusal vertical dimension for complete dentures patients: an updated review

Alhajj

Khalifa

Abduo

et al. 2017

J of Oral Rehabilitation

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Determination of the occlusal vertical dimension (OVD) is an integral part of complete dentures fabrication. Due to the lack of teeth, the clinician faces the challenge of how to accurately establish the OVD of the new denture. Therefore, the purpose of this review article was to present, discuss and critique the available methods used in determining the OVD for complete dentures patients. This review identified two main streams to determine the OVD: (i) pre-extraction methods and (ii) post-extraction methods. For the pre-extraction methods, the OVD of the natural dentition is transferred to the new dentures mainly by intra-oral measurements, profile tracing and cephalometric analysis. The post-extraction methods rely on mandibular rest position, facial aesthetic appearance, swallowing pattern, craniofacial landmarks measurements, cephalometric analysis, phonetics and existing dentures. In general, all the available techniques have merits and are helpful for routine clinical use. However, they are empirical in nature, controversial and lack the scientific support. Further, there is no single accurate method for OVD determination. To overcome the limitations of the techniques, the clinician will benefit from applying combination of techniques to approximate the OVD.

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Section: Physiologic Rest Position and Interocclusal Distancementioning

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Determination of occlusal vertical dimension for complete dentures patients: an updated review

Alhajj

Khalifa

Abduo

et al. 2017

J of Oral Rehabilitation

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“…The vertical relation was estimated with a phonetic method as follows: two dots were marked on the patient's upper lip and chin. With the dentures in the mouth, the patient was asked to tone on the letter m. The distance between the two dots was measured to the nearest mm and the occlusion rims were trimmed to a vertical dimension 2 mm below the distance measured (Gillis, 1941). After that the patients were handed a mirror and asked if they were comfortable and satisfied with the face height and lip and cheek support.…”

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Changes in recurrent headache and mandibular dysfunction after treatment with new complete dentures

Magnusson

1982

J of Oral Rehabilitation

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The changes in headache and mandibular dysfunction were studied in a group of forty-three complete denture wearers 6 months after treatment with new complete dentures. All patients completed a questionnaire and all were subjected to clinical examination of the function of the masticatory system. Eleven of the seventeen patients with recurrent headache reported less frequent headache 6 months after treatment and nine reported that the headache was less severe. There was also a statistically significant reduction of clinical signs of dysfunction of the masticatory system.

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“…The patient is instructed to close until he feels natural and comfortable. 2 The amount of FWS in any individual is mainly an expression of muscle function, its equilibrium, and gravity. When the tension created by the muscles of mastication that elevate the mandible above is in equilibrium with the tension of the musculature that depresses the mandible from below and gravity, then the mandible will be theoretically at rest.…”

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Determination of Freeway Space in Completely Edentulous Patients Using Lateral Profile Photographs—In Vivo Study

Dagdiya

Pakhan

Dubey

et al. 2019

IJRSMS

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Objective This study aims to determine the freeway space (FWS) using lateral profile photograph (LPP) as an adjunct in completely edentulous patients. Materials and Methods In this study, 30 patients in the age group of 45 to 60 years who met with the criteria were included. LPPs were taken for all participants using standard protocol and a duplicate copy was obtained, on which three soft tissue reference points—porion (Stp), gnathion (Stgn), and gonion (Stg)—were marked and joined to form an angle Stp-Stg-Stgn. This angle was correlated with the mean FWS obtained using swallowing. Simple linear regression model was used to develop a prediction formula for FWS using Stp-Stg-Stgn angle as the independent variable. Result This study shows that the angle Stp-Stg-Stgn had a significant negative correlation with FWS.

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Establishing Vertical Dimension in Full Denture Construction

Cited by 46 publications

References 1 publication

Determination of occlusal vertical dimension for complete dentures patients: an updated review

Determination of occlusal vertical dimension for complete dentures patients: an updated review

Changes in recurrent headache and mandibular dysfunction after treatment with new complete dentures

Determination of Freeway Space in Completely Edentulous Patients Using Lateral Profile Photographs—In Vivo Study

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