title: Soft liners.
abstract: The article provides a background for understanding the properties of soft liner materials, describing associated problems, and discussing clinical applications of soft liners in dental practice. Although not a panacea, soft liner materials provide the practitioner with a variable tool in providing excellent clinical care for patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio Dental School, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, MCS 7812, San Antonio, TX 78992, USA. garcialt@uthscsa.edu
authors.forename: Lily T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification; D003822:Denture Liners / Q000145:classification; D003823:Denture Rebasing; D006801:Humans; D014016:Tissue Conditioning, Dental
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D003764:Dental Materials