Overdentures

Discuss the benefits for a patient from the use of an overdenture.

Implants

Discuss the advantages of the use of implants to create better retention and stability in mandibular complete dentures. What are the vital factors that have to be taken into account when choosing a specific implant.

Incisal guidance

Discuss the factors for which the incisal guidance adjustment is used when setting teeth up for complete dentures in balanced occlusion. Also how/in which way this influences the anterior tooth arrangement and the choice of posterior teeth. Each student to comment in their own words and do not repeat or copy someone elses comments.

Compensating curve

I would like each of you to give me your understanding of what the role is of the compensating curve is, when setting the posterior teeth in balanced occlusion. You are not to copy-paste from textbooks and do not repeat another students comments.

For full dentures teeth should be set on the middle of the ridge - According to literature

Why do you think this is?
If the teeth are not set on the middle of the ridge how does it affect the entire denture as well as the opposing denture?