Selecting and Arranging Artificial Teeth Flashcards
Before Selecting the Teeth, discuss (2)
Discuss briefly the patient’s goals and
motivation for treatment
Discuss the functions of the anterior and
posterior artificial teeth
Discuss briefly the patient’s goals and
motivation for treatment (2)
n Esthetics
n Function
Discuss the functions of the anterior and
posterior artificial teeth (2)
n Anterior teeth – esthetics
n Posterior teeth – function
Use any and all information that is
available, such as (3)
n Previous dentures
n Photographs
n Friends and Family
Discuss likes and dislikes (3)
n Color
n Shape
n Function
Factors to Consider with Anterior Tooth Selection (3)
n Shade
n Size
n Mold
n Shade –
easiest to determine
n Size –
occlusal-gingival height and mesial-
distal width
n Mold –
shape of the individual teeth
Shade Selection (3)
n Patients always want “the whitest and
brightest”
n Narrow selection down to a couple of possible
shades
n Offer input, but let patient make the ultimate
decision
– different shades
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Determining the Size of the Anterior
Teeth (4)
n Use existing denture
n Use anatomical landmarks
n Use the Interalar Facial Meter
n Use the Trubyte Tooth Indicator
Using the Existing Denture:
Simply measure the height and width of the
central incisor of the denture with a Boley
gauge.
The width of the central incisor
is approximately — the
bizygomatic width.
1/16
Bizygomatic width can be
measured using a
caliper-type facebow
The approximate combined width of the 6
anterior teeth on a flat plane is the
bizygomatic width divided by
3.3
Determining the Width of the Anterior
Sextant with Anatomical Landmarks (3)
n Mark the corners of the wax rim
n Measure that distance using the curve of the
wax rim
n That distance will approximate the combined
width of the 6 anterior teeth on a curve.
Determining the Anterior Sextant
Width using the Interalar Facial Meter (2)
n Use the Facial Meter to measure the interalar
distance
n Classifies anterior sextant width into small,
medium and large
5 Ways to determine width of anterior
teeth
n Measure the width of the central incisor on existing
denture
n 1/16 the bizygomatic width equals the width of the
central incisor
n Bizygomatic width divided by 3.3 equals the
combined width of the 6 anteriors on a flat plane
n Corners of the mouth marked on the wax rim
equals the combined width of 6 anteriors on a
curved plane
n Use the Interalar Facial Meter
Determining the Length of Anterior
Teeth (4)
n Use an existing denture n Use the patient’s lip line n Using anatomical landmarks n Evaluate the distance between the maxillary and mandibular ridges
Mark the “lip line” on the maxillary wax rim when
the patient smiles to estimate the length of
the maxillary teeth and avoid a
“Gummy
Smile”.
The distance from the hairline to the gnathion
(the most inferior bony portion of the chin)
divided by 16 equals the length of the
central
incisor.
Longer teeth are considered to be more
esthetic, however,
the distance between the
maxillary and mandibular ridges may result in
the use of shorter teeth.
4 ways to determine the length of the
anterior teeth
n Measure the length of the central incisor on the existing
denture
n Evaluate the “Smile line”
n 1/16 of the distance from the hairline to the gnathion equals
the length of the central incisor
n Measure the distance between the maxillary and mandibular
ridges