[The use of metal ceramic dentures in deformities of the dental arches].

A total of 167 patients aged 26 to 59 were fitted with cermet dentures. Before denture making the maxillodental system of the patients was prepared to it. Orthodontic treatment aimed at dentoalveolar shortening was found effective only in young (up to 35-40) patients with intact periodontium. In older patients the protruding teeth were shortened after pulp removal. If anterior teeth were inclined by more than 10 degrees, their pulp was eliminated, and cast dowel insertions were made, changing the inclination axis, and a cover construction shaped as cermet dentures. Good late results were attained in 95.9% of patients.