Phonetics and tongue position to improve mandibular denture retention: a clinical report.
The fabrication, use, and wear instructions for complete dentures are often the factors determining success. The dentist must help guide the mental attitude of the skeptical patient to foster acceptance and success of complete dentures. A "feeling of looseness" may be a condition experienced while patients learn to wear a new mandibular complete denture. Some patients may not understand the reasons given by dentists for the lack of retention of a new mandibular denture. This type of patient requires more explanation, more advice, and more instruction. A phonetic training technique, to demonstrate to the patient how to retain and stabilize the mandibular denture, may be needed for some denture patients. This article reports the clinical use of phonetics and its effect on tongue position to improve the retention and stability of a mandibular complete denture.
Bohnenkamp
David M
DM
Department of General Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Dental School, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA. bohnenkamp@uthscsa.edu
Garcia
Lily T
LT
D003779:Denture Design / Q000379:methods; D003781:Denture Retention / Q000379:methods*; D003826:Denture, Complete, Lower; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010700:Phonetics; D014059:Tongue / Q000502:physiology*