title: Flabby alveolar ridges: a modified technique to treat this clinical challenge.
abstract: Flabby tissues are common clinical finding which poses no problem of pain and discomfort but adversely affect the support, retention and stability of complete dentures. This paper presents a nonsurgical alternative to such cases focusing on a modified impression technique to record the flabby tissue in its undisplaced form. The custom tray was made in two parts, the first part of which contains a "lattice-work", which strengthens the tray followed by a second tray, which adequately supports the final impression. A standard neutral zone technique was additionally employed for the mandibular ridge as it was severely resorbed.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Prosthodontics, P.D.M. Dental College & Research Institute, Bahadurgarh, Dist. Jhajjar, Haryana, India. nidhi_niki2006@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Nidhi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kathuria
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: Shreenivas Vasant
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Bhide
mesh_terms: D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000473:pathology*; D003761:Dental Impression Technique / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003779:Denture Design; D003781:Denture Retention; D003824:Denture, Complete; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged