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1. IMPRESSION MAKING
IN COMPLETE
DENTURES
INDIAN DENTAL ACADEMY
Leader in continuing Dental Education
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2. DEFINITION
• A complete denture impression
is a negative registration of
entire denture bearing,
stabilizing and border seal areas
present in the edentulous mouth
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3. PHOLOSOPHIES OF IMPRESSION
MAKING.
• THE BASIC PRINICIPLES OF
IMPRESSION MAKING:
PRESERVATION OF ALVEOLAR
RIDGES.
SUPPORT.
RETENION.
STABILITY
ESTHETICS.
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4. PRESERVATION OF THE
ALVEOLAR RIDGES.
•THE LONG AXIS OF
THE TOOTH IS TILTED
TOWARDS THE
MIDLINE.
•TH LONG AXIS OF
THE TOOTH IS
SLOPING LABIALLY
WHEN VIEWED FROM
SIDE.
•THE INCISAL EDGE OF
THE TOOTH 2MM
ABOVE THE
HORIZONTAL PLANE
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5. MAXILLRY CANINE
•THE LONG AXIS OF
THE TOOTH IS
PARALLEL TO THE
VERTICAL AXIS.
•TH LONG AXIS OF
THE TOOTH IS
PARALLEL TO THE
VERTICAL WHEN
VIEWED FROM SIDE.
•THE CUSP TIP OF THE
CANINE CONTACTS
THE HORIZONTAL
PLANE EVENLY.
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6. MAXILLRY 1ST
PREMOLAR
•THE LONG AXIS OF
THE TOOTH IS
PARALLEL TO THE
VERTICAL AXIS.
•TH LONG AXIS OF
THE TOOTH IS
PARALLEL TO THE
VERTICAL WHEN
VIEWED FROM SIDE.
•THE BUCCAL CUSP
CONTACTS THE
HORIZONTAL PLANE
EVENLY.
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7. MAXILLRY 2ND
PREMOLAR
•THE LONG AXIS OF
THE TOOTH IS
PARALLEL TO THE
VERTICAL AXIS.
•TH LONG AXIS OF
THE TOOTH IS
PARALLEL TO THE
VERTICAL WHEN
VIEWED FROM SIDE.
•THE BUCCAL CUSP &
PALATAL CUSP
CONTACTS THE
HORIZONTAL PLANE
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8. MAXILLRY 1ST
MOLAR
•THE LONG AXIS OF
THE TOOTH IS TILTED
BUCCALLY WHEN
VIEWED FROM THE
FRONT.
•TH LONG AXIS OF
THE TOOTH IS TILTED
DISTALLY WHEN
VIEWED FROM SIDE.
•THE MESIO PALATAL
CUSP ALONE
CONTACTS THE
HORIZONTAL PLANE
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9. MAXILLRY 2ND
MOLAR
•THE LONG AXIS OF
THE TOOTH IS TILTED
BUCCALLY WHEN
VIEWED FROM FRONT
•TH LONG AXIS OF
THE TOOTH IS TILTED
DISTALLY WHEN
VIEWED FROM SIDE.
•THE MESIO PALATAL
CUSP ALONE IS NEAR
TO THE HORIZONTAL
PLANE EVENLY.
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10. MANDIBULAR CENTRAL INCISOR
•THE LONG AXIS OF
THE TOOTH IS
PARALLEL TO THE
VERTICAL AXIS.
•TH LONG AXIS OF
THE TOOTH IS
SLOPING SLIGHTLY
LABIALLY WHEN
VIEWED FROM SIDE.
•THE INCISAL EDGE OF
THE TOOTH IS 2MM
ABOVE THE
OCCLUSAL PLANE
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11. MANDIBULAR LATERAL INCISOR
•THE LONG AXIS OF
THE TOOTH IS TILTED
TOWARDS THE
MIDLINE.
•TH LONG AXIS OF
THE TOOTH IS
SLOPING LABIALLY
WHEN VIEWED FROM
SIDE BUT NOT AS
CENTRAL.
•THE INCISAL EDGE OF
THE TOOTH 2MM
ABOVE THE
OCCLUSAL PLANE
EVENLY.
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12. MANDIBULAR CANINE
•THE LONG AXIS OF
THE TOOTH IS
PARALLEL TO THE
VERTICAL AXIS.
•TH LONG AXIS OF
THE TOOTH IS
PSLOPES SLIGHTLY
MESIALWHEN VIEWED
FROM SIDE.
•THE CUSP TIP OF THE
CANINE 2MM ABOVE
OCCLUSAL PLANE
EVENLY.
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13. MANDIBULAR 1ST
PREMOLAR
•THE LONG AXIS OF
THE TOOTH IS SLOPES
LINGUALLY WHEN
VIEWED FROM SIDE.
•TH LONG AXIS OF
THE TOOTH IS
PARALLEL TO THE
VERTICAL WHEN
VIEWED FROM SIDE.
•THE LINGUAL CUSP IS
BELOW OCCLUSAL
PLANE & BUCCAL
CUSP 2MM ABOVE
OCCLUSAL PLANE.
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14. MANDIBLAR 2ND
PREMOLAR
•THE LONG AXIS OF
THE TOOTH IS SLOPES
LIGUALLY.
•TH LONG AXIS OF
THE TOOTH IS
PARALLEL TO THE
VERTICAL WHEN
VIEWED FROM SIDE.
•THE BUCCAL CUSP &
LINGUAL CUSP 2MM
ABOVE THE
OCCLUSAL PLANE .
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15. MANDIBULAR 1ST
MOLAR
•THE LONG AXIS OF
THE TOOTH IS SLOPES
LIGUALLY WHEN
VIEWED FROM THE
FRONT.
•TH LONG AXIS OF
THE TOOTH IS TILTED
MESIALLY WHEN
VIEWED FROM SIDE.
•ALL THE CUSPS 2MM
ABOVE THE
OCCLUSAL PLANE.
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16. MANDIBULAR 2ND
MOLAR
•THE LONG AXIS OF
THE TOOTH IS SLOPES
LINGUALLY WHEN
VIEWED FROM FRONT
•TH LONG AXIS OF
THE TOOTH IS TILTED
MESIALLY WHEN
VIEWED FROM SIDE.
•ALL THE CUSPS 2MM
ABOVE THE
OCCLUSAL PLANE.
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17. CANINE KEY OF OCCLUSION
•THE DISTAL SLOPE
OF LOWER CANINE
SHOULD REST ON
THE MESIAL SLOPE
OF THE CANINE.
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18. MOLAR KEY OF OCCLUSION
•THE MESIO
BUCCAL CUSP OF
THE UPPER MOLAR
SHOULD REST ON
THE BUCCAL
GROOVE OF THE
LOWER MOLAR.
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19. ALIGNMENT OF CCLUSAL GROOVE
•THE CENTRAL
GROOVE OF THE
MAXILLARY
POSTERIORS SHOULD
LIE ON THE
STRAIGHT LINE
JOINING THE TIP OR
DISTAL ARM OF THE
CANINE ANTERIORLY
AND THE MID OF THE
OCCLUSAL RIM
POSTERIORLY
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20. OVER JET & OVER BITE
•OVER JET: THE
PROJECTION OF TEETH
BEYOND THEIR
ANTGONISTS IN
HORIZONTAL PLANE.
•OVER BITE: THE VERTICAL
RELATIONSHIP PF THE
INCISAL EDGES OF THE
MAXILLRY TEETH TO THE
MANDIBULAR INCISORS
WHEN THE TEETH ARE
MAXIMUM
INTERCUSPATION.[GPT-7]
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