title: Copying maxillary anterior natural tooth position in complete dentures.
abstract: The natural teeth provide the optimal guide for the correct placement of artificial teeth. A stent is made on the patient's maxillary preextraction diagnostic cast. The stent is transferred to the patient's edentulous maxillary cast to help position the maxillary anterior artificial teeth in the same positions the maxillary natural teeth occupied before extraction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Removable Prosthodontics, Dental Center, Ministry of Public Health, Kuwait.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bissasu
mesh_terms: D003481:Cuspid; D003819:Denture Bases; D003779:Denture Design; D003827:Denture, Complete, Upper; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D008437:Maxilla; D015607:Stents; D014716:Vertical Dimension