title: Prosthodontic management of radiation induced xerostomic patient using flexible dentures.
abstract: Xerostomia causes discomfort for complete denture wearers as the tissues become dry and friable due to lack of lubricating properties of saliva. Common problems faced by such patients are glossitis, mucositis, angular chelitis, dysgeusia and difficulty in chewing and swallowing. This case report describes a new method in addressing such issues by using flexible complete denture construction in radiation induced xerostomic patient with minimal tissue damage during and after denture construction procedures.
authors.affiliation: Prosthodontics Department, People's Dental Academy, Bhopal, India.
authors.forename: Varsha
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Murthy
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Yuvraj
authors.forename: Preeti P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: Shaji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003779:Denture Design; D003824:Denture, Complete; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D014987:Xerostomia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*