Although advances in techniques and materials are being made in prosthodontics, still
no accurate method of assessing the vertical dimension of occlusion in edentulous
patients is available to dentists. Clinical judgment plays a major role in the assessment
of this important component in the construction of dentures.
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Publication history
Charles Clifford Dental Hospital, Sheffield, England
Footnotes
Reprinted with permission from J Prosthet Dent 1972;28:238-45.
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© 2006 The Editorial Council of The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
