[Sectional acrylic dentures for a partially edentulous patient with microstomia: a clinical report].
METHODS
The patient was a 48-year-old partially edentulous male with microstomia. His chief complaints were masticatory disturbance and aesthetic problems caused by missing teeth. After trayless impressions for diagnostic casts were made, sectional trays and a sectional record block were used for the definitive impression and maxillomandibular registration. Maxillary and mandibular acrylic sectional dentures were simultaneously delivered.


CONCLUSIONS
Low caries activity, minimal occlusal force, appropriate plaque control, and simple designs for connecting portions of the two halves of the sectional dentures might lead to satisfactory results in this case.


CONCLUSIONS
No problems have been observed for approximately 6 years after delivery of the acrylic sectional dentures for this microstomic patient.
Suzuki
Midori
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The First Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine. midori717@mrf.biglobe.ne.jp
D000180:Acrylic Resins; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D003779:Denture Design; D003829:Denture, Partial; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible; D008437:Maxilla; D008865:Microstomia / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000180:Acrylic Resins