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6 Step Complete Denture Delivery

This document outlines a 6 step process for complete denture delivery: 1) Adjust the denture base until no pain occurs, 2) mold the denture borders until no displacement or burnthrough, 3) adjust the occlusion on an articulator, 4) test chewing and rate comfort, 5) check esthetics and phonetics, and 6) polish the denture. A 7th optional step is to provide care instructions.

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6 Step Complete Denture Delivery

This document outlines a 6 step process for complete denture delivery: 1) Adjust the denture base until no pain occurs, 2) mold the denture borders until no displacement or burnthrough, 3) adjust the occlusion on an articulator, 4) test chewing and rate comfort, 5) check esthetics and phonetics, and 6) polish the denture. A 7th optional step is to provide care instructions.

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6 Step Complete Denture Delivery

Step 1 Adjust Denture base with PIP (spray water on tissue and PIP prior to seating)
– until heavy pressure on 1st molars causes no pain

Step 2 Denture peripheries with PIP (one quadrant at a time)


– until border molding doesn’t displace denture or show heavy burnthrough

Step 3 Occlusal Adjustment – remount on articulator (AFTER Denture Base adjusted)


– centric contacts on flat surfaces, middle of occlusal table
– minimize buccal cusp contacts
– should sound like loud knocking when centric contacts are even
– excursive contacts distributed, no bumps, jumps, light anterior contacts

Step 4 Chewing Test & Rate – until no pain


– if pain, adjust occlusion until patient rates ~95-100% better
– If patient not sure it’s better, keep adjusting until ‘that’s much better!’

Step 5 Check Esthetics & Phonetics

Step 6 Polish
– small areas, use Brasseler polishing points in clinic
– for final polish or extensive areas
o disinfect, gloves off, take to lab
o clean pumice with liquid soap (emulsifies) on clean ragwheel,
o tin oxide on clean ragwheel,
o discard both ragwheels when complete

Step 7 Care Instructions with pamphlet (Bonus Step)

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