Correction of microstomia in an edentulous patient.

作者信息

Nanda Aditi, Krishnan Sriram, Kaur Harsimran, Koli Dheeraj, Manak Karan, Verma Mahesh, Gill Shubhra

机构信息

Senior Research Associate, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi, India.

出版信息

J Prosthet Dent. 2016 Feb;115(2):137-40. doi: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2015.06.020. Epub 2015 Sep 26.

The problem of small oral aperture is big. Irrespective of the etiology, this problem may be overcome by adjunctive therapies in the form of prosthesis, surgery, or exercise. A patient is described with this problem, which was overcome by revisiting the 3 adjunctive therapies including a commissural stent designed with the patient's edentulous state in mind.