Tongue training technique for guiding the mandible in establishing horizontal jaw relation in edentulous patients.

Background: Edentulous patients have poor neuromuscular proprioception to guide the mandible to the desirable horizontal relation. Horizontal jaw relation is a complex relationship in which variation may occur in vertical, anteroposterior and mediolateral directions.

Objective: The aim of this study was to train the tongue and bring the mandible to centric relation in geriatric edentulous cases.