*Corresponding Author Address: Dr Shilpa. S. Sinnurkar.Email: drshilpa.s6@gmail.com International Journal of Dental and Health Sciences Volume 03, Issue 05 Case Report MANAGEMENT OF FRACTURED MANDIBULAR SINGLE COMPLETE DENTURE OPPOSING MAXILLARY NATURAL DENTITION BY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FUNCTIONALLY GENERATED PATH TECHNIQUE: A CASE REPORT Shilpa. S. Sinnurkar 1 1.Senior Lecturer,Department Of Prosthodontics ,Coorg Institutes Of Dental Sciences ,Virajpet,Karnataka ABSTRACT: The single complete denture is a complex prosthesis that requires a complete understanding of the basics of prosthetic rehabilitation of lost natural dentition. Several difficulties are encountered in providing a successful single complete denture treatment, the most common being repeated fracture of the prosthesis and lack of understanding of occlusal scheme on existing natural dentition. An ideal solution to strengthen the single complete denture bases is to provide metal reinforcement by fabrication of metal based single complete denture and implementation of functionally generated pathway (FGP) technique for registering the occlusal pathways in the functional wax and has been classically described as the three dimensional static expression of dLJŶaŵiĐ tooth ŵoǀeŵeŶt. This clinical report describes the treatment of a mandibular complete edentulous patient in which occlusion was developed using the FGP procedure and single complete denture was strengthen by complete metallic denture base . The FGP teĐhŶiƋue utilizes the patieŶt’s masticatory system to develop occlusion and has the advantages of being simple, accurate, and reliable. If the FGP technique is properly accomplished, only minor intra oral occlusal adjustments are necessary. Key words: Functionally generated path technique, chew in technique, metallic denture base, cuspal tracing technique INTRODUCTION Single complete denture construction against a non-modified natural dentition is a very challenging task for the dentist due to certain drawbacks like frequent prosthesis fracture, dislodgment, difficulty to obtain occlusal balance, and achieve satisfactory esthetics (due to fixed position of the natural teeth), although a variety of techniques have been suggested over the years [1-5] . Stansbury described the first functional chew-in technique (1928) for an upper complete denture opposing lower natural teeth, based upon the work of Meyer. Meyer developed the concept of functionally generated path for complete dentures and claimed to obtain balanced occlusion in construction of complete dentures without the need of an adjustable articulator. The materials and the equipment used were of a very simple nature but the procedure consumed a considerable amount of time [6] . The functionally generated pathways (FGP) of occlusion refer to the registration