Creating a vertical stop for interocclusal records.
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.
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Department of Removable Prosthodontics, Hiroshima University School of Dentistry, Hiroshima, Japan. sato @ipc.hiroshima-u.ac.jp
Hosokawa
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Tsuga
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Kubo
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D000044:Dental Abutments; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D006801:Humans; D007574:Jaw Relation Record / Q000295:instrumentation*