Pathologic conditions of the oral mucosa associated with ill-fitting dentures: III. Epulis fissuratum and flabby ridge.
Denture-induced changes of the oral mucosa comprise, besides denture stomatitis and inflammatory papillary hyperplasia, the so called folds and redundancies in sulci and flabby ridges. The present article deals with these two tissue reactions which are associated with chronically ill-fitting dentures.
D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000473:pathology; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000473:pathology; D003824:Denture, Complete / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006101:Granuloma, Giant Cell / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D012737:Sex Factors; D013499:Surface Properties; D014456:Ulcer / Q000209:etiology