Showing papers in "Dental Clinics of North America in 1977"

TL;DR: Most, if not all, denture problems are caused by the dentist's technique or by dentist-patient relationship and I doubt that more than 2 per cent of all complete denture difficulties experienced by frustrated patients would be solved by the introduction and availability of a new perfect denture base material.

TL;DR: Elastomer polymers in the prevention and treatment of chronic tissue irritation from dentures is an excellent alternative to the use of hard polymer resins and it is useful for preserving the health of the remaining denture-supporting tissues.

TL;DR: The occlusion for complete dentures discussed in this article is based on basic principles and concepts that have been studied, tested, refined, and applied successfully by dentists for years as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: Of particular value would be the development of simpler methods for blood group substances in teeth, since teeth are more resistant to putrefication than most other substances.

TL;DR: New Federal Food and Drug Administration law and requirements of the specification and testing program of the American Dental Association will control the biocompatibility and clinical efficacy of dental biomaterials presently available to the dental profession.

TL;DR: An attempt has been made to present a practical method of transferring interocclusal records to an articulator and reasons for the steps outlined in that the why is an important as the how in technical procedures.

TL;DR: The return of self-confidence, the pride in appearance, the sparkle and drive that return to a patient when the restorations are enthusiastically accepted are a wonderful reward for dentistry well done.

TL;DR: The patient assessment model is introduced, which asks neither the patient nor dentist to change, but through identification of personality characteristics of the patient, modifies the plan of treatment to fit the individual's need.