Comparative Trial of an Alternative to the Bite Rim Record

Background: The authors tested the hypotheses that the Staub Cranial System is an alternative to the traditional bite rim record.

Methods: A random sample of 19 edentulous patients who were rehabilitated by means of conventual complete dentures were now fitted with dentures fabricated using the Staub Cranial System. The participants completed an intake survey about their conventional denture. An identical survey about their Staub Cranial denture was taken after completion of the new prosthesis. Photographic records of the two dentures were evaluated by an independent blinded panel. Clinical notes for each participant were analyzedin this evaluation of the Staub Cranial technique.

Results: The patient’s experience, the clinical evaluation and the photographic records all correlated positively in favor of the results achieved with the Staub Cranial System.

Practical Implications: The bite rim appointment can be eliminated. The system is sufficiently accurate to allow the bite to be registered at the try-in appointment.

Digital fabrication methods for full dentures are potentially enhanced by a system based in math and science. If the system can be digitized and enhanced with other digital markers, the denture workflows could go fully digital.