An ingenious approach of recording the flabby ridge in construction of complete denture.

Dr. Bhatia Prateek; Dr. Tripathi Siddhi; Dr. Agarwal Swatantra; Dr. Madan Ravi

Volume : IX, Issue : V, May - 2019

An ingenious approach of recording the flabby ridge in construction of complete denture.

Dr. Bhatia Prateek, Dr. Tripathi Siddhi, Dr. Agarwal Swatantra, Dr. Madan Ravi

Abstract :

The displaceable denture beå tissues or flabby ridges is a common finding in edentulous patients. Unless managed appropriately, such flabby ridges adversely affect the support, retention and stability of complete dentures. Prosthodontic rehabilitation of a patient with compromised edentulous ridges in a conventional manner is a difficult task. Modifications in the treatment procedures should be considered to fulfil the patient‘s functional and esthetic desires. This case report ings in a modification to dual tray impression technique procedures so as to record the flabby tissue with minimum distortion and easier tray handling.