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Preliminary Impressions in Microstomia Patients: An Innovative Technique

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The Journal of Indian Prosthodontic Society

Abstract

Microstomia has been defined as an abnormally small oral orifice associated with various etiopathologic factors. Management of these patients poses extreme difficulties in every procedure during prosthesis fabrication. Restricted mouth opening of the patient makes the insertion and the removal of the tray extremely difficult. So sectioning of the existing stock tray is necessary, so that the trays can be inserted and removed in sections. The main problem encountered during this procedure is the reorientation of the tray back in position. This article presents an innovative technique for the easy handling of the sectioned stock impression trays.

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Acknowledgments

The authors sincerely thank Dr (Prof.) Munirathnam Naidu, Dr Shibu Job for their support in completing this article.

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  1. Department of Prosthodontics, Amrita School of Dentistry, Kochi, India

    K. Aswini Kumar

  2. A B Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Nitte University, Mangaluru, India

    Vinaya Bhat

  3. Department of Prosthodontics, SRM Kattankulanthur Dental College, SRM University Campus, Potheri, Chennai, India

    V. Vidyashree Nandini

  4. AECS Maaruti College of Dental Science, Bengaluru, India

    K. Chandrasekharan Nair

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Aswini Kumar, K., Bhat, V., Nandini, V.V. et al. Preliminary Impressions in Microstomia Patients: An Innovative Technique. J Indian Prosthodont Soc 13, 52–55 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13191-012-0152-7

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