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December 2005, Supplement, Volume 14, Number 4 13e. Increased anxiety levelsf . Extraction of mobile teeth during diagnostic impression makingg. Aggravation of preexisting or unknown disease conditionsh. Lack of patient understanding or unrealistic expectationsSelected References (Limited Clinical Assessment Parameter)This list of selected references is intended only to acknowledge some of the sources of information drawnupon in the preparation of this document. Citation of the reference material is not meant to implyendorsement of any statement contained in the reference material, or that the list is an exhaustivecompilation of informationAlling CC: Dental emergencies. Dent Clin North Am 1973;17:361-565Burket LW, Lynch MA, Brightman VJ, et al: Burket’s Oral Medicine: Diagnosis and Treatment (ed 8). Philadelphia, Lippincott,1984Dawson PE: Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Occlusal Problems (ed 2). St. Louis, Mosby, 1989DeVore DT: Legal considerations for treatment following trauma to teeth. Dent Clin North Am 1995;39:203-219Full-mouth reconstruction: fixed removable. Dent Clin North Am 1987;31:305-562Hall WB, Roberts WE, LaBarre EE: Decision Making in Dental Treatment Planning. St. Louis, Mosby, 1994Josell SD: Evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of the traumatized patient. Dent Clin North Am 1995;39:15-24McGarry TJ, Nimmo A, Skiba JF, et al: Classification system for complete edentulism. The American College of Prosthodontics.J Prosthodont 1999;8:27-39McGarry TJ, Nimmo A, Skiba JF, et al: Classification system for partial edentulism. J Prosthodont 2002;11:181-193McGarry TJ, Nimmo A, Skiba JF, et al: Classification system for the completely dentate patient. J Prosthodont 2004;13:73-82Okeson JP: Management of Temporomandibular Disorders and Occlusion (ed 3). St. Louis, Mosby, 1993Rosenberg MM: Periodontal and Prosthetic Management for Advanced Cases. Chicago, Quintessence, 1988Rosenstiel SF, Land MF, Fujimoto J: Contemporary Fixed Prosthodontics (ed 3). St. Louis, Mosby, 2001Symposium on periodontal restorative interrelationships. Dent Clin North Am 1980;24:167-393Wood NK: Treatment Planning: A Pragmatic Approach. St. Louis, Mosby, 1978Preface3) Completely Dentate Patient ParameterThe completely dentate patient is a patient with an intact continuous permanent dentition with nomissing teeth or roots, excluding the third molars. This parameter is structured to accommodateincreasing levels of diagnostic and restorative complexity. All the disciplines of dentistry may be includedin the classifications–surgical considerations, periodontal considerations, endodontic considerations, orthodonticconsiderations, oral pathology considerations, TMD considerations, operative considerations,and prosthodontic considerations.In the treatment of the completely dentate patient, the integration of all of the above considerationsis where the specialty of prosthodontics has the most to offer a patient. The management of the myriadvariables in the completely dentate patient is the essence of specialty-level prosthodontic therapy.Classifying diagnostic categories enables selection of appropriate treatment.The Prosthodontic Diagnostic Index (PDI) [ACP Patient Classifications System] for the completelydentate patient is delineated by two criteria. The classification is assigned based upon consideration andevaluation of the following criteria:1. Tooth condition2. Occlusal schemeBy use of the PDI, patients will have the opportunity to have the most appropriate therapy selectedto address their clinical conditions. The four classes of the completely dentate patient are:1. Class I – characterized by ideal or minimally compromised tooth condition and occlusal scheme. Allcriteria are favorable.2010 CDEL Re-recognition of the Specialty Report 53 of 279