Preferred methods for the selection of artificial teeth in a complete denture patient in a tertiary care hospital at Rawalpindi

ABSTRACT

This study was conducted to find the most convenient method for the selection of teeth for complete denture patients between Consultant, Residents and House officers in prosthetic services. A questionnaire was designed specifically prepared and distributed to 45 dentists working in tertiary care hospitals in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. All participants answered questions and responded to the survey. Majority preferred patient's facial form as a guideline in choosing the shape of anterior denture teeth [40%], the most widely used guide in choosing the color of the front teeth was the tone of the patient's skin [48.9%], and more often appearance used in selecting the size of front teeth were the corners of the mouth [35.5%]. Fifty-one percent of dentists prefer to use anatomical teeth for back teeth in prosthesis. Bulk of the participants [97.8%] preferred acrylic resin material for artificial teeth. It can be accomplished as the preferred method to opt for artificial teeth and general dentist in Rawalpindi and Islamabad agree with the approaches by dentists internationally, as evidenced by the data published on the subject