title: Application of a custom-made inlay structure to a sectional maxillary complete denture for a patient with microstomia: a clinical report.
abstract: Prosthodontic treatment for edentulous patients with microstomia is a challenge because of the constricted opening of the oral cavity. This clinical report presents the prosthetic management of an edentulous maxilla in a patient with burn-induced microstomia. A sectional maxillary complete denture was fabricated. With the use of a custom-made inlay structure at the overlapping metal base along the palatal midline, the sectional prosthesis was successfully and easily inserted and provided adequate function in the patient's mouth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Ting
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jiao
authors.forename: Yong-lin
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Fu-Qiang
authors.initials: FQ
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications; D002858:Chromium Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D003761:Dental Impression Technique / Q000295:instrumentation; D003779:Denture Design; D003781:Denture Retention; D003827:Denture, Complete, Upper; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008865:Microstomia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D002858:Chromium Alloys