Prosthetic rehabilitation for a patient with microstomia: a clinical report.

Abstract

This clinical report describes the fabrication of a collapsible maxillary removable complete overdenture using a sectional impression tray technique and a custom-made palatal hinge mechanism for a partially edentulous woman with microstomia resulting from scleroderma. As microstomia is frequently associated with poor manual dexterity, an instrument was fabricated to assist the patient in removing the prosthesis.

• Authors: Roberto Benetti, Aldo Zupi, Alberto Toffanin
• Journal: The Journal of prosthetic dentistry (J Prosthet Dent) Vol. 92 Issue 4 Pg. 322-7 (Oct 2004) ISSN: 0022-3913 [Print] United States
• PMID: 15507903 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Topics

• Adult
• Dental Casting Technique (instrumentation)
• Dental Impression Technique (instrumentation)
• Denture Design (instrumentation)
• Denture, Complete, Upper
• Equipment Design (methods)
• Female
• Humans
• Jaw, Edentulous, Partially (rehabilitation)
• Microstomia (complications)