Fabrication of a sectional impression tray and sectional complete denture for a patient with microstomia and trismus: a clinical report
Articles > Article · 2003
Authors: Ceyda CURA, Hamit Serdar ÇÖTERT, A USER
The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2003, vol 89, pp 540-543
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3913(03)00179-3
Summary
This article describes techniques used to fabricate mandibular and maxillary sectional trays and a folding maxillary complete denture for a patient with limited oral opening caused by scleroderma. For the foldable denture, the anterior teeth had to be arranged on a second base and the hinge fitted at a location higher than the denture base. These 2 factors increased the thickness of the denture and limited the volume of the tongue. Nevertheless, a single-piece denture base provided the patient with ease in placement and removal of the denture.