[Guided and unguided hinge axis in the totally edentulous]

This investigation presents a commentary about two researches locating the terminal hing axis (THA) in totally edentulous people determined through the guided and not guided methods with chin compression. The main conclusions were: the emergency points of the THA were located in the anterioinferior quadrant; the definition of the emergency points of the THA will occur next the vertical dimension of occlusion position; the THA were determined in precise sites without difficult; each method located one THA.