Correction of Skeletal Abnormalities in the Totally Edentulous Patient
After the appropriate clinical and radiographic evaluation, casts should be mounted on an articulator for determination of the ideal ridge .relationship. The dentist responsible for prosthetic construction should be responsible for determining the final desired position of the maxilla and mandible after surgery. In the case of the totally edentulous patient in whom the maxilla,
mandible, or both are to be repositioned, the esthetic facial result must also be considered with the functional result of ridge repositioning. Casts with simulated surgical changes, cephalometric prediction tracings and experienced clinical judgment are required to determine
construction of upper partial and lower full denture. K, Dashed lines (preoperative) and
solid lines (postoperative) superimposed cephalometric tracings.
