Prosthodontic management of angular cheilitis and persistent drooling: a case report.
This article describes a case of persistent saliva drooling, and the accompanying chronic angular cheilitis, that is not uncommon in the elderly patient population. A drug therapy and the temporomandibular joint aspect of vertical dimension of occlusion during prosthodontic evaluation and construction are presented. Also described is a method to incorporate a canula into the denture prosthesis to channel the saliva toward the oropharyngeal area for geriatric and handicapped patients who suffer from chronic drooling and angular cheilitis.
Lu
Dominic P
DP
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002613:Cheilitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003769:Dental Occlusion, Traumatic / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D003779:Denture Design; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012798:Sialorrhea / Q000150:complications* / Q000517:prevention & control; D014716:Vertical Dimension