Prosthetic rehabilitation for a patient with microstomia: a clinical report.
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.
Benetti
Roberto
R
L. Mariutto General Hospital, Mirano, Venice, Italy. benetti65@yahoo.it
Zupi
Aldo
A
Toffanin
Alberto
A
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*