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  2. Complete dentures - Wikipedia

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    Maxillary (upper) complete denture posterior extension: vibrating line (i.e. the intersection between the soft and hard palate). The landmarks for the vibrating line are the fovea palatinae (collecting ducts of minor salivary glands) that can be seen as two concavities on the mucosa. Extending the maxillary denture to the vibrating line ensures ...

  3. Dental anatomy - Wikipedia

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    Dental anatomy is a field of anatomy dedicated to the study of human tooth structures. The development, appearance, and classification of teeth fall within its purview. (The function of teeth as they contact one another falls elsewhere, under dental occlusion.) Tooth formation begins before birth, and the teeth's eventual morphology is dictated ...

  4. Dentures - Wikipedia

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    Dentures can help people via: Mastication: chewing ability is improved by the replacement of edentulous (lacking teeth) areas with denture teeth.; Aesthetics: the presence of teeth gives a natural appearance to the face, and wearing a denture to replace missing teeth provides support for the lips and cheeks and corrects the collapsed appearance that results from the loss of teeth.

  5. Incisive papilla - Wikipedia

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    Pressure exerted upon the incisive papilla by maxillary dentures may cause pain or discomfort. [2] The incisive papilla is utilized as an anatomical landmark when administering a nasopalatine nerve block; the needle is inserted at a 45° angle just lateral to the incisive papilla. [3]

  6. Complete denture occlusion - Wikipedia

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    Lingualized occlusion is defined as a form of denture occlusion that articulates the maxillary lingual cusps with the mandibular occlusal surfaces in centric, working, and non-working mandibular positions. [ 1 ] The concept of lingualized occlusion was again influenced by Gysi, when he designed a crossbite posterior teeth model concept. [ 8 ]

  7. Cephalometric analysis - Wikipedia

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    Cephalometric analysis. Cephalometric analysis is the clinical application of cephalometry. It is analysis of the dental and skeletal relationships of a human skull. [1] It is frequently used by dentists, orthodontists, and oral and maxillofacial surgeons as a treatment planning tool. [2] Two of the more popular methods of analysis used in ...

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