title: Positioning handle and occlusal locks for the Teeth-in-a-Day protocol.
abstract: Positioning handles and occlusal locks have evolved as improvements to the Teeth-in-a-Day protocol. These improvements have enabled a more accurate alignment of the removable dental prosthesis during the conversion prosthesis technique. These improvements can be easily incorporated through computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing digital denture fabrication process.
authors.affiliation: Private practice, Fort Washington, Pa.
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Balshi
authors.affiliation: Private practice, Fort Washington, Pa.
authors.forename: Glenn J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Wolfinger
authors.affiliation: Private practice, Fort Washington, Pa. Electronic address: stephen.balshi@cmprosthetics.com.
authors.forename: Stephen F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Balshi
mesh_terms: D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003779:Denture Design / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D006801:Humans