title: Functional salivary reservoir in maxillary complete denture - technique redefined.
abstract: Complete dentures are poorly tolerated in patients with xerostomia. A salivary reservoir can be incorporated into a denture that provides slow, sustained, and continuous release of salivary substitute. This article describes a simple, cost-effective, and innovative technique of fabrication and designing of functional maxillary salivary reservoir complete denture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics and crown & bridges Pushpagiri College of Dental Sciences Tiruvalla Kerala India.
authors.forename: Angel Mary
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics and crown & bridges Pushpagiri College of Dental Sciences Tiruvalla Kerala India.
authors.forename: Suja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics and crown & bridges Pushpagiri College of Dental Sciences Tiruvalla Kerala India.
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mathew
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics and crown & bridges Pushpagiri College of Dental Sciences Tiruvalla Kerala India.
authors.forename: Ashwin Thomas
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Koshy
keywords: Oral carcinoma; radiotherapy; reservoir denture; salivary substitute; xerostomia