P N Sellen1, D C Jagger, A Harrison. 1. Department of Oral and Dental Science, Bristol Dental School and Hospital, United Kingdom.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Selecting artificial teeth for a denture is complex when there are no remaining natural teeth and no pre-extraction records. The aim of this paper is to review the methods used to select artificial anterior teeth for the endentulous individual. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The review takes account of the majority of papers published during the last 100 years and is organized according to the methods used for determining artificial tooth form. RESULTS: Several factors have been proposed as aids for artificial tooth selection, and numerous methods have been devised for the evaluation of reliable esthetic factors in determining artificial tooth form. CONCLUSION: To date, no universally reliable method of determining tooth form has been found. The Williams classification (1914) is the most universally accepted method of determining anterior tooth form.
PURPOSE: Selecting artificial teeth for a denture is complex when there are no remaining natural teeth and no pre-extraction records. The aim of this paper is to review the methods used to select artificial anterior teeth for the endentulous individual. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The review takes account of the majority of papers published during the last 100 years and is organized according to the methods used for determining artificial tooth form. RESULTS: Several factors have been proposed as aids for artificial tooth selection, and numerous methods have been devised for the evaluation of reliable esthetic factors in determining artificial tooth form. CONCLUSION: To date, no universally reliable method of determining tooth form has been found. The Williams classification (1914) is the most universally accepted method of determining anterior tooth form.