title: Diagnosing functional complete denture fractures.
abstract: Many factors can contribute to the fracture of complete dentures. This article has identified some of these factors and presented some methods that can greatly reduce or eliminate functional complete denture base fractures when used with a thorough diagnosis and treatment plan.
mesh_terms: D003819:Denture Bases; D003824:Denture, Complete; D003826:Denture, Complete, Lower; D003827:Denture, Complete, Upper; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012008:Recurrence