Komal Ladha and Bhawana Tiwari
Objectives: The aim of this overview is to discuss about ?The various factors and variables involved in complete denture processing that can contribute to tooth displacement in complete dentures. ?The precautions to be taken to minimize it.
Materials and methods: A PubMed search was conducted ending in June 2015 using search terms; artificial tooth movement, tooth displacement, complete dentures, processing. Literature search was completed by hand search accessing the references cited in all the selected publications.
Results: The literature search yielded 114 papers in PubMed. Twenty five articles were selected and cross references of these articles were checked. All the English language publications which met the defined objectives were included for the overview.
Conclusion: From the present overview, we can conclude that the defined processing procedures must be carefully followed by dental clinicians, technicians and students to avoid occlusal errors in complete dentures due to linear and vertical tooth movement. Each step in the processing procedure must be meticulously carried out and the suggested preventive measures can be followed to ensure predictable treatment outcome.
