title: New design for an artificial saliva reservoir for the mandibular complete denture.
abstract: Wearing dentures can be an extremely uncomfortable experience for people with xerostomia. Despite several ingenious designs, the problem of combining saliva substitutes with a simple, effective, and readily cleanable dispensing system has not been satisfactorily resolved. The previous difficulties were analyzed and methods of overcoming them were devised. A new design for a reservoir denture is presented that maximizes capacity and is easily maintained by the wearer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, United Medical School, University of London, England.
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Sinclair
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Frost
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Walter
mesh_terms: D003779:Denture Design; D003826:Denture, Complete, Lower; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D012464:Saliva, Artificial / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014987:Xerostomia / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D012464:Saliva, Artificial