Restorative Dentistry Complete Dentures

Catalog description

Lecture: The lecture portion of the course introduces the student to the principles and procedures requisite to treatment planning and designing and fabricating removable complete dentures. The students will be introduced to the techniques involved in providing information to the laboratory to fabricate removable complete dentures. The student will be introduced to the clinical procedures used in diagnosis for removable complete dentures. This course will also focus on oral maxillofacial anatomy emphasizing those areas most relevant to the general dentist. Lab: This course introduces the student to the principles and procedures requisite to providing a patient with a removable complete denture. It includes instruction in the intraoral procedures required to fabricate this prosthesis. The student will be introduced to the importance of accurate communication with the dental lab. The aim of this course is to provide students with techniques and guidelines that could be applied to most, if not all, situations they may encounter in general private practice.