Dental impression tray with bite registration and method of making dentures from the same

A denture impression system comprising:

• an upper impression tray having a convex outer surface and a concave inner surface;
• an upper wax bite registration coupled to the convex outer surface of the upper impression tray;
• a lower impression tray having a convex outer surface and a concave inner surface;
• a lower wax bite registration coupled to the convex outer surface of the lower impression tray;
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• a water bath heating vessel comprising:
• first and second arms each having a non-slip head portion configured to engage one of the upper impression tray or the lower impression tray;
• and
• a vessel body configured to contain heated water such that the wax bite registration of the engaged tray is positioned above a water level within the vessel body.

A denture registration system comprising:

• an upper impression tray having a convex outer surface and a concave inner surface;
• an upper wax bite registration coupled to the convex outer surface of the upper impression tray;
• a lower impression tray having a convex outer surface and a concave inner surface;
• a lower wax bite registration coupled to the convex outer surface of the lower impression tray;
• an occlusal plane adjuster configured to remove material from at least one of the upper wax bite registration or the lower wax bite registration;
• and
• one or more arc-shaped wax plates configured to be added to at least one of the upper wax bite registration or the lower wax bite registration to increase an occlusal vertical dimension.