Lingual flange design in complete dentures.
The lingual design advocated for complete lower dentures involves no changes in current concepts regarding minimum-pressure, functional impression techniques. The sublingual horizontal extension suggested is placed in a biologically acceptable fashion by increasing the area of the denture, which enhances retention and stability.
D003761:Dental Impression Technique; D003779:Denture Design; D003826:Denture, Complete, Lower; D006801:Humans; D008410:Masticatory Muscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D009060:Mouth Floor / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D009132:Muscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014059:Tongue / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology