A deviceful approach of managing hollow maxillary complete denture

Retention, stability and support are the most fundamental and basic principles on which the success of an entire denture relies on. However this factor is often compromised in cases of resorption. Residual ridge resorption is the reduction in size of the bony ridge under the mucoperiosteum. The rate of resorption in mandibular arch is at an increased rate as compared to the maxillary arch; but severely atrophic maxillae with large inter-ridge distance often pose a clinical challenge during fabrication of a successful maxillary complete denture because of the increased weight of the denture, retention is compromised. The present article describes a case of a completely edentulous patient who was successfully rehabilitated with a hollow denture where a simple and deviceful technique of fabricating a light-weight maxillary denture. The present article describes a case of a completely edentulous patient who was successfully rehabilitated with a hollow denture where a simple and deviceful technique of fabricating a light-weight maxillary denture was used using the hollow tubing of salivary ejector apparatus to bring the uniform hollowness.

Oral rehabilitation through preventive approach: Overdenture and fenestrated denture.

Achieving excellence in aesthetics and preservation of remaining structure is the ultimate goal in preventive prosthodontic. Overdenture is a conservative and preventive approach and is essentially a preventive prosthodontic concept as it endeavours to preserve remaining teeth and thus found to be eminently suitable for treating patients with few remaining natural teeth . this case report discusses the merits of using selectively retained roots and abutments to minimize alveolar ridge resorption underneath the complete denture fabricated as maxillary overdenture and mandibular fenestrated denture.

Hollow Maxillary Denture: A Simplified Approach.

It is the dentist’s responsibility to fabricate a prosthesis incorporating stability, retention and support which ultimately provide satisfaction to the patient. But in the critical conditions such as long lip length or severely resorbed ridges with increased inter arch distance, the weight of a maxillary denture is often a dislodging factor. Hence, a light weight denture is required for better retention. This article describes a case of completely edentulous patient successfully rehabilitated with a hollow denture where a simplified technique of fabricating a light weight maxillary denture was used.

Prosthodontic Rehabilitation Of Mandibular Resorbed Ridge: A Different Approach.

The treatment of edentulous patient is always a challenge for the Prosthodontist. It is connected with a lot of procedures aiming to reconstruct and replace the mandible and maxilla for the patients who have lost all their remaining teeth. Treating the highly resorbed mandibular ridge accompanied with an enlarged tongue, along with the average response of the patient to all the clinical procedures, is a tedious job. The aim of this article is the prosthetic treatment of a mentally challenged patient with asymmetry of alveolar ridges, macroglossia and the difficulties related with the treatment and the suitable techniques and approaches to overcome those difficulties.