Dentures: Tips and Tricks for the Try-in Appointment

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Sreenivas Koka, DDS, M.S., Ph.D., MBA, FACD

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The try-in appointment is both exciting and crucial. In this course, Dr. Koka will review the essential steps to ensure the proper fit and function of dentures, sharing valuable tips he has learned along the way. Additionally, he will emphasize the importance of tooth position, vertical dimension of occlusion (VDO), and centric relation, while also focusing on building patient confidence and ensuring satisfaction.

Learning Objectives

Review the critical goals of the try-in appointment; tooth position, VDO, centric and patient confidence
Evaluate the tooth position while understanding the importance of patient considerations
Evaluate the steps for maxillary and mandibular tooth arrangements
Explain the importance of VDO and bilateral posterior contact in centric
Learn the next steps necessary if the VDO or centric is incorrect
Review important factors when considering gingival shade and anatomy
Demonstrate a try-in appointment

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Glidewell Education Center
Nationally Approved PACE Provider for FAGD/MAGD credit
Approval does not imply acceptance by any regulatory authority, or AGD endorsement. 3/1/2024 to 2/29/2028.
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Sreenivas Koka, DDS, M.S., Ph.D., MBA, FACD

Dr. Sreenivas “Sree” Koka received his DDS and MS in prosthodontics from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, followed by a PhD from the University of Nebraska and an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management. Dr. Koka also earned a MAS from Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health in Population Health Management. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics and a Fellow of the American College of Dentists and the Academy of Prosthodontics. Dr. Koka is the former Chair of the Department of Dental Specialties at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Koka has received numerous Outstanding Teacher of the Year awards, as well as the Margaret L.A. MacVicar Award from the MIT Alumni Association. He has given more than 180 presentations at national and international dentistry meetings and is the author or coauthor of over 100 articles in peer-reviewed professional publications.

Dentures: Tips and Tricks for the Try-in Appointment

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