Incisive papilla as a bio-metric guide in the arrangement of teeth

When natural teeth are lost it becomes difficult to arrange the teeth in their original position in the complete dentures. A variety of guides has been suggested for arranging teeth and are called the Bio-Metric guides. Incisive Papilla is a commonly used and a reliable landmark in the arrangement of anterior teeth. Different values are reported for the distance between it the anterior teeth. The points of measurement, its methods and accuracy would help to decide on the right value to be used