House Mental Classification System of Denture Patients: The Contribution of Milus M. House
Although Dr Milus M. House is credited with devising a method to describe the mental classification of complete denture patients, a review of the literature raises questions regarding the origin of the system. Dr Ewell Neil should have received credit for developing the classification system attributed to Dr House. The contribution of Dr House appears to be a detailed expansion of the classification and the subsequent popularization of the system.Abstract
Contributor Notes
Sheldon Winkler, DDS, is professor of Restorative Dentistry at Temple University School of Dentistry, 3223 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140-5096 (swinkdent@aol.com). He formerly served as professor and chairman of the Department of Prosthodontics at Temple University