title: Impression procedure for patients with severely limited mouth opening.
abstract: Patients with limited mouth opening are a common occurrence in prosthodontic practice. The majority of these patients can be treated with exercise and stretching movements before impressions are made. Some will not respond to these procedures because of facial scarring and surgical manipulation of the facial muscles. This article presents an impression procedure for overcoming such reduced mouth opening.
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Georgia Augusta, School of Dentistry, Augusta, GA 30912, USA. pbaker@mail.mcg.edu
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Brandt
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Boyajian
mesh_terms: D003761:Dental Impression Technique / Q000295:instrumentation; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D005152:Facial Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible; D009055:Mouth / Q000503:physiopathology; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular