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Murch 1999, Volume 8, Number I 39Guidelines for Use of the CompleteEdentulism Classification SystemIn those instances when a patient’s diagnostic crileriaare mixed between two or more classes, any singlecriterion of a more compt?ex clm places the patient intothe mnre complex class. The analysis of diagnosticfactors is facilitated with the use of a worksheet(Table 1).Use of this system is indicated for pretreatmentevaluation and classification of patients. Reevaluationof classification status should be consideredfollowing prcprosthetic surgery. Retrospective analysison a posttreatment basis may alter a patient’sclassification.Closing StatementThe classification system for complete edentulism isbased on the most objective criteria available tofacilitate uniform utilization of the system. Withsuch standardization, communication will be improvedamong dental professionals and third parties.This classification system will help to identify thosepatients most likely to require treatment by a spccialistor by a practitioner with additional training andexperience in advanced techniques. This systemshould also be valuable to research protocols asdifferent treatment proccdures are evaluated.AcknowledgmentThe authors thank Dr. Nancy Arbree and Ms. BrttyFreeman for their assistance in the preparation of thismanuscript. The authors also wish to recognize Dr. KentCohenour, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, for his contributionto the original concept of a classification for completeedentulism.ReferencesGenco RJ: Classification and Clinical Radiographic Featuresof Periodontal Disease, in Robert J. Cenco, Henry M. Goldman,D. Walter Cohen (eds): Contemporary Periodontics(ed 6). St. Louis, MO, CliMosby, 1990, p 65American Association of Endodontists. 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