BIOMETRIC DESIGN OF COMPLETE DENTURES RELATED TO RESIDUAL RIDGE RESORPTION

The aim of this study was to determine whether the location of the inc isive papilla, the extent of the alveolar bone remaining on the facial side of the palatal-gingival margin in the canine region, and the hei ght of the palatal vault in the molar region are associated with facto rs that may affect the volume of the residual ridges in an edentulous maxillae, Results suggest that duration of the edentulousness and skel etal mineral status are important factors in the resorption of the res idual ridges in the maxillae. The location of the incisive papilla and the thickness of the ridge on the facial side of the palatal-gingival margin are associated with these two factors.