title: Sectional impression tray and sectional denture for a microstomia patient.
abstract: Microstomia presents a unique challenge to the patient. Patients with microstomia who must wear removable dental prostheses often face the difficulty of being unable to insert or remove the prosthesis because of the constricted opening of the oral cavity. A completely edentulous patient, who developed microstomia along with Raynaud's phenomenon induced by scleroderma, is presented. This clinical report describes a quick and easy method for fabrication of a sectional custom impression tray connected by press button and a sectional complete denture retained by magnets. A sectional denture that provides ease in placement and removal can be successfully used in clinical practice for treatment of microstomia patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, MNR Dental College and Hospital, Sangareddy, Andhra Pradesh 502294, India. shreyacolvenkar@gmail.com
authors.forename: Shreya S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Colvenkar
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003761:Dental Impression Technique; D003779:Denture Design; D003781:Denture Retention / Q000295:instrumentation; D003824:Denture, Complete; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008280:Magnetics / Q000295:instrumentation; D008844:Micrognathism / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000150:complications*