Abstract
The tapping and jaw movements path of ten edentulous subjects were clinically observed before and after treatment, which revealed that the oralmandibular components including TMJ hardly recovered sufficiently fine condition at a point of final denture set through provided temporary denture.
Therefore, the jaw position treatment of edentulous patients were not able to be terminated at the stage of final denture set, so that in the maintenance stage aftercare were required to be accomplished, which included occlusal face modification, artificial tooth exchange, rebase and relining.
