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Custom Sectional Impression Tray With Sectional Handle for Microstomia Patients

Microstomia presents a unique challenge to the dentist as well as the patient. Microstomia patients often face difficulty in inserting or removing removable dental prostheses due to constricted opening of the oral cavity. Dentists often face difficulty in inserting impression trays in these patients...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kunusoth, Ramesh, Colvenkar, Shreya, Thotapalli, Suman, Alwala, Aditya Mohan, Prakash, Rathod
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9587349/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36299972
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.29433
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Sumario:Microstomia presents a unique challenge to the dentist as well as the patient. Microstomia patients often face difficulty in inserting or removing removable dental prostheses due to constricted opening of the oral cavity. Dentists often face difficulty in inserting impression trays in these patients because of the limited mouth opening. Standard impression procedures need to be modified in such patients. This article describes a simple design for the fabrication of a sectional handle for a definitive impression in microstomia patients. The sectional handle could be sterilized and reused.