title: Creating a vertical stop for interocclusal records.
abstract: This article describes a method of making an accurate interocclusal record when the most distal tooth is an abutment of a fixed partial denture. The method uses conical stops, prepared in the enamel of the abutment or made of composite or a metal core covered with composite, to maintain the vertical dimension of occlusion and to act as a third point of reference for a stable occlusal relationship when occluding the definitive casts. This article also explains how to use the cones and how to make each variety.
authors.affiliation: Department of Removable Prosthodontics, Hiroshima University School of Dentistry, Hiroshima, Japan. sato @ipc.hiroshima-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hosokawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsuga
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kubo
mesh_terms: D000044:Dental Abutments; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D006801:Humans; D007574:Jaw Relation Record / Q000295:instrumentation*