Complete Denture Prosthodontics

Yasemin Kulak Özkan completed her graduate education in the Faculty of Dentistry, Marmara University, Turkey in 1987 and then became a research assistant in the Faculty of Dentistry’s Department of Prosthodontics in the same year. She was appointed as an Associate Professor in 1996 and became a Professor in 2001. She was a Vice Dean over the period 2004–7 and became a Dean in 2014. She currently works as Dean and Chief of the Prosthodontic Department in the Faculty of Dentistry at Marmara University. She has published more than 60 papers in renowned journals and is an editorial board member of repute. 

Volume 1: Introduction to Complete Dentures: Anatomical Landmarks and Age-Related Changes in Edentulous Patients.- Evaluation of Edentulous Patients. Preprosthetic Planning and Impression Procedures: Preprosthetic Mouth Preparation.- Impression Material Selection According to the Impression Technique.- The Diagnostic Impressions and Custom Made Trays.- Anatomical Landmarks and Impression Taking in Complete Dentures. Establishing Occlusal Relationship: Recording Maxillomandibular Relations.- Movements and Mechanics of Mandibula, Occlusion Concepts and Laws of Articulation.- Volume 2: Tooth Arrangement and Try-In: Anterior Tooth Selection and Arrangement.- Posterior Tooth Selection and Arrangement.- Evaluation of Try-In Stage. Adjustment of Dentures: The Remounting Process: Adjustment of Dentures on Articulator and in Mouth. Post Insertion Problems: Post Insertion Problems in Complete Dentures.- LongTerm Problems in Complete Dentures.  Stress-Reducing Materials for Complete Dentures: Tissue Conditioner Materials.- Clinical Applications of Soft Lining Materials. Different Techniques for Problematic Cases: Single Dentures.- Duplicated Dentures.- Managing the Edentulous Dry Mouth: Reservoir Complete Denture.