7. Denture balance vs occlusal balance: an overview

Balanced occlusion or articulation is one of the most discussed topic in complete dentures. However, it is still an unsolved issue that when to give and when not to give balanced occlusion or articulation and also whether to give or not to give balanced occlusion in complete dentures. Due to the fact that a higher importance is given to occlusal aspects of the the complete dentures, the polished surface of the complete dentures is totally neglected. Here is an attempt made to discuss some aspects of denture surface contouring to make balanced denture. Various aspects of polished surface of complete denture contours as well as textures are discussed and critically evaluated in this paper.