[Studies on canine guidance in complete dentures].

The effect of canine guidance with guiding angles of 70, 55 and 30 degrees in relation to the median sagittal plane and balanced occlusion on the kinetics of upper complete dentures was investigated both in an in-vitro-experiment and in patients. It appeared that canine-guided dentures led to considerable dislocations during tooth-guided lateral movements, whereas balanced occlusion caused only minor movements, which were always directed toward the alveolar ridge.