An Evaluation of Occlusal Contacts of Remounted Complete Denture before Final Occlusal Adjustment

Statement of problem: there are various studies about the advantages and effectof remounting procedures on success of complete dentures; however, the numberand distribution of occlusal contacts of remounted complete dentures beforeocclusal adjustment have not been sufficiently assessed.purpose: the purpose of this study was to evaluate the distribution and numberof occlusal contacts of remounted complete dentures in centric relation beforeocclusal adjustmentmaterials and methods: in this cross-sectional study, 207 newly constructedcomplete dentures were remounted on a modified two dimensional articulators.for identification of occlusal contacts, a 60 micron articulating paper was used tomark the actual contacts of the opposing teeth. the articulating paper wasinterposed between the teeth, and contacts were obtained by holding thearticulating paper between the opposing teeth. the number and distribution of theocclusal contacts on each complete denture in centric relation were recorded andanalyzed, using descriptive statistics.results: out of the 207 studied complete dentures, 203 had occlusal contacts.among 203 complete dentures, 138 (68%) and 65 (32%) had bilateral and unilateralocclusal contacts, respectively. the total number of occlusal contacts was 713with a range of 1-14. the mean number of occlusal contacts was 3.44 ± 2.29conclusion: the results suggest that the number of occlusal contacts ofremounted complete dentures before occlusal adjustments by articulating paperwas low, the posterior teeth did not meet evenly all around the arch at the firstcontact, and delivery of such complete dentures may lead to occlusal error andunstable complete denture.