Awareness among dental practitioner regarding Occlusal schemes for complete denture

Aim: To conduct a survey focusing on the awareness of dental students on the various types of occlusal schemes. Background: Complete denture prosthesis is usually customized for edentulous patients or ones that lost some of their dentition. However, the complete denture prosthesis is not stabilized when compared to natural dentition. Therefore, the ideology of complete denture prosthesis with various occlusal schemes has been proposed to give a significant stability and sometimes it is esthetically limited. In fact, it also provide comfort and a better function like chewing for the patients, as if resembles natural teeth. It is very imperative for the students to know each occlusal scheme specifically and their application. Material and method: This study was carried out in an attempt to evaluate the level of awareness among the students regarding the various occlusal schemes for fabricating complete denture prosthesis by circulating 100 questionnaires. Conclusion: The study showed that the participants are fully aware about various occlusal schemes for designing complete denture prosthesis however intervention measures should be carried out to increase the awareness regarding this disease. More emphasis should be placed on curriculum taught in undergraduate education.