Occlusion for Complete Dentures – PDP162

Dr. Andreas Artopoulos will save you HOURS of chairside adjusting as he busts denture occlusion myths.



We covered all the key stages of complete denture fabrication in this gem-packed episode, before offering clear guidelines on what occlusion on complete dentures SHOULD look like (and why).



Protrusive Dental Pearl: 'Enter Bolus, Exit Balance!' - find out why group function occlusion is the pragmatic choice of occlusal scheme, instead of painstakingly trying to achieve balanced articulation.




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Highlights of this episode:1:02 Protrusive dental pearl3:36 Prosthodontic Expertise8:43 Denture Inspection21:15 Jaw Registration40:40 Incisor Positioning47:03 Balanced Occlusion48:50 Articulator Insights55:25 Group Function56:18 Adaptable Techniques56:18 Patient Adaptation1:03:04 Optimal Denture Fabrication



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Click below for full episode transcript:



Episode Teaser: It's been a little while since we last had an episode on removable prosthetics. And today's guest is Dr. Andreas Artopoulos. Now, he was recommended to me by Rupert Monkhouse, who we all know and love from the previous episodes he's done.



[Jaz]The man behind Impression Club, of course. So just a little hat tip to Rupert for recommending Dr. Andreas, because according to Rupert, Andreas taught him everything he knows.



And I was blown away by the knowledge, but also some of the gems that he gave that are really going to save us time. Like, I was really debating what to title this episode because it had so much breadth and actually when I was recording with him, I was supposed to, by the script, asking so many more questions about different types of dentures and partial dentures and overlay dentures.



But we just had such a great time geeking out on complete dentures that the whole focus of this episode came about complete dentures, but in a way that no matter which experience level you're at, you're going to take something away. For example, we discuss everything from checking the border extensions to the vertical dimension to discussing the base materials that are available.



And simple things like ensuring a comfortable fit at the day of delivery. The biggest takeaway for me, as someone who's really into occlusion, is the Protrusive Dental Pearl for today.



So, hello Protruserati, I'm Jaz Gulati, in every episode I'll give you a Protrusive Dental Pearl, and today's pearl is from the main episode. And it's kind of surprising, like, I spend a lot of time when I'm doing complete dentures, which nowadays is not as many as I used to, just because the population that you treat and the different demographics, etc. So I used to spend a bit of time with balanced articulation, making sure I follow the BULL rule, adjust the buccal of the uppers and lingual of the lowers to get a lingualized occlusion and occluding scheme.



Protrusive Dental PearlBut the pearl I have for you is that actually, Andreas just goes for a group function occlusion on his dentures, and you'll see why he does that. If you're spending too much time on the occlusion side, then maybe you are wasting your time. And there are other aspects of complete dentures where we should be focusing our time to get better outcomes for our patients.



Oh, and just as Andreas says later in this episode, enter bolus, exit balance. Because ultimately when there is a bolus between the complete denture set, then all those dots and lines you work on are kind of irrelevant. Just some latest updates before we join the main episode with Andreas that recently I delivered a webinar called Quick and Slick Rubber Dam.