title: Management of severe gag reflex by an unique approach: palateless dentures.
abstract: Gagging is most common protective reflex that prevents the foreign bodies from entering trachea. But some patients have abnormally active gag reflex. The purpose of this paper was to describe method of managing gagging patients , based on modified treatment approaches, starting from impression making to design of the prosthesis i.e. palateless denture, to help the patient tolerate prosthesis in his/her mouth.
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate Student, Department of Prosthodontics, HKE'S S N institute of dental sciences & Research , Karnataka-585105, India .
authors.forename: Anoop
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Vijayalaxmi
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: V
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Bharathi
authors.forename: Veena
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.forename: Jyoti
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alur
keywords: Gag reflex; Gagging; Overdenture; Palateless; Retching