THE CONCEPTS OF POSTERIOR TEETH POSITIONING IN COMPLETE DENTURES

Terapija potpuno bezubih pacijenata je totalna proteza koja zadovoljava funkcijske i estetske potrebe pacijenta što se postiže pravilnim odabirom i postavom zubi. Lateralni zubi odabiru se s obzirom na boju, bukolingvalnu širinu, ukupnu meziodistalnu širinu, okluzocervikalnu visinu, materijal i inklinaciju kvržica s obzirom na koncept okluzije koji će se koristiti u tretmanu. Pravilna postava lateralnih zuba ovisi o točno određenim međučeljusnim odnosima, ali i o pravilnom smještaju prednjih zuba. Kvalitetna funkcija i dobra estetika potpune proteze ovise o dobroj provedbi svake faze izrade proteze i kvalitetnoj suradnji dentalnog tehničara i doktora dentalne medicine.The edentulous patient therapy entails the provision of complete dentures that meet functional and esthetic needs of the patient concerned. This is acomplished by the proper selection and positioning of the teeth. The posterior teeth are selected according to the color, buccolingual width, total mesiodistal width, cusp tip to cervical collar height, material and the cuspal inclination depending on the concept of occlusion to be used in the treatment. The posterior teeth proper positioning depends not only on the accurately determined jaw relations but also on the frontal teeth accurate positioning. The quality function and the good esthetic of a complete denture depend on the adequate completion of each phase in the prosthesis manufacturing process and the good cooperation between the dental technician and the doctor of dental medicine