title: Processed record bases for the edentulous maxillofacial patient.
abstract: Use of processed record bases to register edentulous jaw records offers increased accuracy in final prostheses occlusion. Processed bases for the maxillofacial patient following resection of the maxillae or mandible also improve the reliability of the jaw relation record. Because of the unusual paths of insertion and tissue undercuts within the surgical defect, block-out of trial record bases on the master cast can result in gross instability of the bases. Errors in occlusion, esthetics, lip support, and buccolingual tooth placement can be minimized with processed bases.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Jacob
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Yen
mesh_terms: D003819:Denture Bases; D003779:Denture Design; D006801:Humans; D007574:Jaw Relation Record; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D010158:Palatal Obturators; D011474:Prosthesis Design