title: Prosthetic rehabilitation for a patient with microstomia: a clinical report.
abstract: This clinical report describes the fabrication of a collapsible maxillary removable complete overdenture using a sectional impression tray technique and a custom-made palatal hinge mechanism for a partially edentulous woman with microstomia resulting from scleroderma. As microstomia is frequently associated with poor manual dexterity, an instrument was fabricated to assist the patient in removing the prosthesis.
authors.affiliation: L. Mariutto General Hospital, Mirano, Venice, Italy. benetti65@yahoo.it
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Benetti
authors.forename: Aldo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zupi
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Toffanin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003735:Dental Casting Technique / Q000295:instrumentation; D003761:Dental Impression Technique / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003779:Denture Design / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003827:Denture, Complete, Upper; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008865:Microstomia / Q000150:complications*