Includes bibliographical references and index.

The edentulous state -- Systemic health aspects and nutritional considerations for edentulous patients --The aging edentulous patient -- Sequelae caused by wearing complete dentures -- History taking, treatment planning and improving denture-bearing areas for edentulous patients -- Additional treatment planning options for both edentulous and potentially edentulous patients -- Materials used in the management of edentulous patients -- Maxillary and mandibular analougue/substitutes for the denture-bearing area -- The dentures' polished surfaces, recording jaw relations, and their transfer to an articulator -- The occlusal surfaces: the selection and arrangement of prosthetic teeth -- The try-in appointment -- Prosthesis insertion and follow-up appointments -- Modified protocols for immediate dentures, overdentures, and single dentures -- Prolonging the useful life of complete dentures: relines, repairs and duplications -- Speech considerations with complete dentures -- The science of osseointegration -- Implant overdentures -- Fixed full arch implant-supported prostheses for the edentulous patient -- Maxillofacial prosthodontics for the edentulous patient -- Managing problems and complications -- Immediately loaded complete dental prostheses -- Current and possible future directions in implant prosthodontics -- The impact of socioeconomic, cultural and technological changes and the notion of standards of care and alternative protocols.