title: Soft lining to relieve soreness beneath dentures.
abstract: The mandibular dentures of eighteen patients who suffered from chronic tissue soreness beneath the denture which could not be relieved by bringing the denture into a functionally faultless condition, were furnished with a soft lining. Of the patients re-examined after 2 weeks, 89% were symptom-free. After 6 months, 1, 2 and 3 years the percentages of the symptom-free patients were 64, 79, 60 and 71% of the total re-examined. However, after soft lining, some relief of the complaint was reported by all patients of the series. The series included a woman with bronchial asthma whose oral mucosa again became sore after she had worn the denture with soft lining for a year, and a bruxist who had a definite relief. The percentage incidence of denture stomatitis increased in the course of the 3-year period studied. At the listed dates of re-examination, it was 25, 46, 43, 80 and 100%, respectively.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003822:Denture Liners; D003826:Denture, Complete, Lower / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013280:Stomatitis / Q000628:therapy*; D013282:Stomatitis, Denture / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*