title: The hollow maxillary complete denture: a modified technique.
abstract: The severely atrophic maxilla poses a clinical challenge for fabrication of a successful complete denture. This article describes a novel method for fabrication of a hollow maxillary complete denture. It incorporates a clear, pressure-formed matrix of the trial denture external contours to facilitate the fabrication of a silicone putty cavity form. This cavity form ensures the appropriate dimensions of both the denture base acrylic resin for structural integrity and the denture base cavity for optimal weight reduction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Dental School, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA. misullvn@dental.tcd.ie
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: O'Sullivan
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Cronin
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Cagna
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D003761:Dental Impression Technique / Q000295:instrumentation; D003819:Denture Bases; D003779:Denture Design; D003827:Denture, Complete, Upper; D006801:Humans; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D012826:Silicone Elastomers