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Comfortable zone of the mandible evaluated by the constant stimuli method
H Abekura1, H Tokuyama, T Hamada
1Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Dental School, Hiroshima University, Japan.
Journal of Oral Rehabilitation
|May 1, 1996
Abstract:
For evaluation of the comfortable zone (CZ) and the most comfortable position (MCP) of the occlusal vertical relation of the mandible, the constant stimuli method with three subjective categories of judgements was applied in 10 edentulous subjects. The evaluated CZ was stable and about 3 mm in width. The occlusal vertical dimension (OVD) of the existing dentures was found to be located within the CZ in nine of the 10 subjects.