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Volume 93, Issue 4, Pages 386-394 (April 2005)


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Restoring dentate appearance: A literature review for modern complete denture esthetics

Michael Waliszewski, DDSaCorresponding Author Informationemail address

Despite the fact that solutions to functional and comfort problems are often available, successfully restoring the appearance of an edentulous patient remains a challenge. This review of the literature demonstrates the limited amount of useful evidence-based information available for restoration of dentate appearance in edentulous individuals. The English language peer-reviewed literature from 1880 to the present was reviewed. Articles were identified through previous literature reviews, an extensive hand search, and a search of MEDLINE using the key words esthetics and denture esthetics. Three main areas of information were found: published guidelines for achieving natural appearance, patient preference studies, and studies that have collected and analyzed anatomic norms.

University of Washington, Seattle, Wash

a Graduate Prosthodontic Resident

Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Dr Michael Waliszewski, University of Washington, Dept. of Restorative Dentistry, Graduate Prosthodontics, Box 357456–D780, 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA 98195-7456 Fax: 206-616-8545

PII: S0022-3913(05)00037-5

doi:10.1016/j.prosdent.2005.01.004


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