Abstract:

BACKGROUND: At present, for the determination of vertical dimension, vertical dimension of rest position is mostly used to reduce mean rest position gap, and combined with experience of physician, finally determine the vertical dimension of complete denture, this dimension is not necessarily maybe the optimal vertical dimension of patients.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of vertical dimension determined by functional view on repair satisfaction of complete dentures in patients with edentulous jaw, according to self-control functional and traditional approach.
METHODS: A total of 40 patients were treated with the repairs of complete dentures, the vertical dimension was determined by functional and traditional approach to manufacture complete dentures, respectively. The dentural satisfaction of patients with edentulous jaw was tested, after the patients wore their dentures 3 months.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The satisfaction of complete dentures manufactured by functional approach was superior to that by traditional approach (P < 0.05). Functional approach can determine the vertical dimension of the repair of complete dentures.