title: Reducing the risk of failure in complete denture patients.
abstract: This paper aims to review the factors associated with an increased risk of failure in complete denture patients, based on the strength of the available evidence base. These include accuracy of jaw relations, a poorly formed mandibular ridge, poor quality dentures and patient neuroticism. Clinical strategies for overcoming these issues are described with particular reference to impression-taking and jaw relations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Identifying potential problems will help to improve outcomes for edentulous patients treated with conventional complete dentures.
authors.affiliation: The Royal London Dental Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: Simon B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Critchlow
authors.forename: Janice S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ellis
authors.forename: James C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Field
mesh_terms: D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000473:pathology; D003761:Dental Impression Technique; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D003779:Denture Design; D003824:Denture, Complete; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D007574:Jaw Relation Record; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D009497:Neurotic Disorders; D019233:Retreatment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014885:Waxes
chemical_list: D014885:Waxes