title: A patient survey of denture tolerance before and after a mandibular vestibuloplasty with skin grafting.
abstract: Thirty-six patients were examined by two prosthodontistis after a mandibular vestibuloplasty with skin grafting to determine whether there was a significant improvement in these patients ability to tolerate their dentures. Previous published reports have been made only by oral surgeons. The results indicate that this procedure is a reliable treatment modality for patients who complain of looseness, poor masticatory function, and pain.
mesh_terms: D003781:Denture Retention; D008297:Male; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014727:Vestibuloplasty / Q000379:methods