All techniques which rely on trial and error as centric relation and vertical dimension are iatrogenic unacceptable.
The approach for the simultaneous registration of Vertical Occlusal Dimension (VOD) and Centric Occlusal Posture (COP) by the act of swallowing (and this can be ad infinitum) can localize the position of the mandible to the cranium without any possibility of error.
Our new holistic approach which we are introducing in this book to our profession on the subject of reconstruction was inspired by the most fastidious and reliable research in biomechanics and fundamental science based on the work of the famous anatomists: Sicher, DuBrul, Moss, Weinmann, etc... [...]