A Step-by-Step Guide to Digital Mandibular Complete Dentures

Description

Globally, more than 350 million people are edentulous. Most of these individuals are not suitable candidates for dental implants, often due to financial constraints or inadequate supporting oral structures. In this book, Dr Edgar Garcia-Zea offers a predictable alternative that can restore function and esthetics for these patients without surgical intervention. By integrating the prosthodontic techniques established by Dr Jiro Abe with digital tools and workflows, he shows how to fabricate complete dentures that result in improved comfort, stability, retention, and masticatory function.

The book outlines the step-by-step protocol for designing and fabricating mandibular suction-effective dentures, beginning with the initial functional evaluation and anatomical assessment followed by preliminary impressions, edentulous scanning, facial scans, tooth selection, Exocad design, prototypes, and final delivery.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction: Redefining Complete Denture Therapy

Chapter 2. First Appointment Chapter

3. Custom Tray Design for Functional Impressions Chapter

4. Second Appointment—Border Molding and Definitive Impressions Chapter

5. Definitive Denture Design Chapter

6. Try-in Appointment Chapter

7. Digital Manufacturing of Complete Dentures Chapter

8. Delivery Appointment and Follow-ups

Author: Edgar García-Zea

Softcover

126 pages

377 illustrations

21,6 x 28 cm.

Language: English