Arranging artificial teeth according to anatomic landmarks.

A system for arranging artificial teeth that satisfies three goals is desirable. These goals are accuracy, speed, and a facility for communication. Such a system, based upon certain anatomic landmarks that can be identified on an edentulous dental cast, has been described in detail. The dentist with the patient present records the anterior determinant of occlusion by placing the four central incisors according to phonetics and esthetics. All remaining teeth are placed at the laboratory according to anatomic landmarks. Then the dentist returns the trial dentures to the patient for verification, personalization, and perfection. It is the responsibility of the dentist to prescribe requirements of tooth placement in detail if he uses the services of a dental laboratory technician.