title: Insertion and follow-up of complete dentures: a literature review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to present the importance of clinical procedures related to insertion and follow-up of complete dentures in elderly patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  The success of rehabilitation with complete dentures results from the accuracy of clinical and laboratorial procedures that makes the denture insertion an important step of treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The follow-up and professional maintenance of function and hygiene facilitates long-term efficiency.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics and Dental Materials, UNESP-São Paulo State University, São Paulo, Brazil. goiato@foa.unesp.br
authors.forename: Marcelo Coelho
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Goiato
authors.forename: Humberto Genneri
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Filho
authors.forename: Daniela Micheline
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Dos Santos
authors.forename: Valentim Adelino Ricardo
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Barão
authors.forename: Amilcar Chagas Freitas
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Júnior
mesh_terms: D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D003779:Denture Design; D003781:Denture Retention; D003824:Denture, Complete; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000534:rehabilitation; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D013060:Speech / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D003764:Dental Materials