TOOTH SELECTION &

ARRANGEMENT
 TOOTH SELECTION

• ANTERIOR TOOTH SELECTION

• POSTERIOR TOOTH SELECTION

 ANTERIOR TEETH
SELECTION
• 1. MAXILLARY ANTERIOR TEETH
• CONSIDER the following
• A. SIZE OF THE TEETH
• GUIDES:
• 1. size of the face
• 2. cuspid eminences
• 3.vertical distance between the ridges
• 4. the lips
 ANTERIOR TEETH
SELECTION
1. MAXILLARY ANTERIOR TEETH
B. FORM OF THE TEETH
GUIDES:
Form and contour of the face
General outline of the face- square.tapering,ovoid
Facial profile –straight or curve
2. Sex –female facial feature ovoid, males square
3. Shape of the dental arch –square,ovoid,tapering
 ANTERIOR TEETH
SELECTION
• 1.MAXILLARY ANTERIOR TEETH
• C. SHADE/COLOR OF THE ANTERIOR
TEETH
• GUIDES:
• 1. remaining natural teeth, skin, hair & eye color
• 2. age- older darker color
 POSTERIOR TEETH
SELECTION
• A. SHADE – should harmonize with the shade of
the anterior teeth
• B. SIZE & NUMBER OF POSTERIOR TEETH
• POSTERIOR TEETH must support the cheeks &
tongue & function in harmony with the
musculature in swallowing, speaking and
mastication.
• Consider the ff: 1. buccolingual dimension
2. anteroposterior dimension
3. vertical length
 POSTERIOR TEETH
SELECTION
• C. FORM OF POSTERIOR TEETH
• Classified according to their cuspal inclination
into:
• i. Anatomic form- has cusps, grooves and inclined
planes. Cusps angles- 20⁰ -45⁰,average 33⁰
• Indication: normal ridge relations & well
developed ridges
 POSTERIOR TEETH
SELECTION
• ii. Non-anatomic form – cuspless
• INDICATION for NON ANATOMIC FORM
TEETH
• A. Cross bite ridge relation
• B. cases with TMJ disturbance
• C. nervous /hysterical [patients
• Advanced ridge resorption
TOOTH MATERIALS

• 1. ACRYLIC RESIN

• 2. PROCELAIN

• 3. METALS
COMPARISON
BETWEEN
4. Occlusion can be easily adjusted by grinding only the
acrylic teeth
5. As long as the glaze on the porcelain remain intact, a
good quality acrylic resin teeth can resist wear, thus
maintaining the vertical dimension
 ANTERIOR TEETH
SELECTION

• 2. MANDIBULAR ANTERIOR TEETH

• Selection of the six mandibular anterior teeth is
relatively a simple procedure. Each set of the
upper anterior teeth has a corresponding set of
lower anterior teeth which match the size, form
and color
 TOOTH
ARRANGEMENT
 ANTERIOR TEETH

• ANTEROPOSTERIOR positioning
of anterior teeth is important for
esthetics and phonetics because of the
support it give to lips,cheeks and
other tissues in the oral cavity.
• It is important to place the
anterior artificial teeth in the same
position or in a position as close as
possible to that occupied by natural
teeth to maintain proper support of
these tissues and natural patients
appearance.
 Ridge resorption affects
considerably position of anteriors
 POSTERIOR TEETH
• POSTERIOR teeth are generally placed to
enhance the stability of the denture.
Arrange the posterior teeth over or
slightly lingual to the crest of the
mandibular residual ridge.
• RETROMOLAR PAD is used as a guide
in determining the buccolingual position
of the posterior teeth, a line drawn from
the center of the retromolar pad to the
canine area marks the crest of mandibular
ridge.
ARRANGING THE MAXILLARY
ANTERIOR TEETH
• TO ESTABLISH THE POINT OF REFERENCE TO
THE CORRECT ARRANGEMENT OF THE
TEETH, extend the midline and the cuspid line on
both sides to the margins of the cast and the
mounting plaster. The midline coincides with the
contact point between the two central incissors, the
cuspid lines coincide with the posterior surface of
the canines.
Marking of the cast and occlusion
rim
•The 2 central incisors are
set first, followed by the
lateral incisor and cuspid
 ARCH RELATION-
MODIFICATION OF TEETH
ARANGEMENTS

HOW ARE WE
GOING TO SET
THE TEETH?
 ARCH RELATION-
MODIFICATION OF
TEETH ARANGEMENTS
 CLASS II Angles’
Classification Modification
 CLASS III Angles’
Classification Modification
 ARRANGING THE POSTERIOR
• TO DETERMINE theTEETH
BUCCOLINGUAL position of the
posterior teeth, MARK the CREST of the MANDI
RIDGE from the center of the RETROMOLAR PAD to
the CANINE area on both sides.
• EXTEND the mark to the land area of the cast at the
ANTERIOR & POSTERIOR borders on both sides.
• MARK a line on the OCCLUSION RIM corresponding
to the line drawn on the crest of the ridge. This line
serves as an aid in checking the alignment & position
when setting the maxi posterior teeth.
• LINE from the distal of CANINE to the CREST of the
RIDGE or slightly buccal to it should pass through the
CENTRAL GROOVES of the upper posterior teeth.
Mark the posterior area of the cast
and occlusion rim
 ?OCCLUSAL PLANE

• IMAGINARY SURFACE that

touches the incisal edges of the
incisors and tips of the cusps of
the posterior teeth.
 ANTERIOR PLANE OF
OCCLUSION
•The ANGULUS ORIS and
INTERPUPILARY LINE are the
anatomical guide used in
developing the anterior plane of
occlusion
 POSTERIOR PLANE OF
OCCLUSION

•Is in level with the junction

between the middle and upper
third of the RETROMOLAR
PAD.
The central grooves of posterior teeth are positioned on a
line between the CUSPID TIP and the middle of the
RETROMOLAR PAD
 A point 1-2mm below the top of the RETROMOLAR
PAD and the TIP of the positioned CANINE/CUSPID are
guides used in the placement of the mandi posterior teeth
Creating the ANTEROPOSTERIOR
COMPENSATING CURVE/Curve
of Spee
ARRANGING THE UPPER
POSTERIOR TEETH
ARRANGING THE LOWER
POSTERIOR TEETH
 •WAXING UP,
CONTOURING &
FEESTOONING
Waxing up & Feestooning
WAXING UP is adding
wax to the denture base
where needed.
FEESTOONING -carving
& contouring it to
produce the original tissue
forms for a pleasing
natural appearance and
aid in retention and
stability of the denture.
 Next Topic

•DENTURE PROCESSING
(Flasking, Wax Elimination,
Packing & Curing)