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Assessment of the Patient

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It is much more common for a dentist to have to provide complete dentures as replacements for old dentures than to provide them for a patient who has not worn such dentures before.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. University of Leeds, UK

    R. M. Basker DDS, MGDSRCS, LDSRCS (Professor of Dental Prosthetics, Consultant in Restorative Dentistry, Examiner)

  2. Leeds General Infirmary and Associated Hospitals Trust, UK

    R. M. Basker DDS, MGDSRCS, LDSRCS (Professor of Dental Prosthetics, Consultant in Restorative Dentistry, Examiner)

  3. MGDS of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, UK

    R. M. Basker DDS, MGDSRCS, LDSRCS (Professor of Dental Prosthetics, Consultant in Restorative Dentistry, Examiner)

  4. University of Birmingham, UK

    J. C. Davenport PhD, BDS, FDSRCS (Senior Lecturer in Dental Prosthetics, Consultant Dental Surgeon, External Examiner) & H. R. Tomlin DDS, LDSRCS (Emeritus Professor of Dental Prosthetics)

  5. South Birmingham Health Authority, UK

    J. C. Davenport PhD, BDS, FDSRCS (Senior Lecturer in Dental Prosthetics, Consultant Dental Surgeon, External Examiner)

  6. University of Wales, UK

    J. C. Davenport PhD, BDS, FDSRCS (Senior Lecturer in Dental Prosthetics, Consultant Dental Surgeon, External Examiner)

  7. University of Dublin, UK

    J. C. Davenport PhD, BDS, FDSRCS (Senior Lecturer in Dental Prosthetics, Consultant Dental Surgeon, External Examiner)

  8. University of Leeds, UK

    J. C. Davenport PhD, BDS, FDSRCS (Senior Lecturer in Dental Prosthetics, Consultant Dental Surgeon, External Examiner)

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© 1992 R. M. Basker, J. C. Davenport and H. R. Tomlin

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Basker, R.M., Davenport, J.C., Tomlin, H.R. (1992). Assessment of the Patient. In: Prosthetic Treatment of the Edentulous Patient. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-21869-1_6

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