A method for marking the functional depth of the floor of the mouth.
The fabrication and use of an instrument which can accurately mark oral tissues and allows transfer of that mark to an artificial stone cast has been discussed. This procedure is especially useful to mark the anterior floor of the mouth in its superior most position. When transferred to the diagnostic cast, the mark is a considerable aid in designing the inferior border of the major connector for a mandibular removable partial denture framework.
D003762:Dental Instruments; D003779:Denture Design / Q000295:instrumentation; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D006801:Humans; D003765:Models, Dental; D009060:Mouth Floor / Q000033:anatomy & histology*