Practice abstract
British Dental Journal 199, 715 - 719 (2006)
Published online: 10 December 2005 | doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4812968
Verifiable CPD Paper:
A review of prosthodontic management of fibrous ridges
R W I Crawford1 & A D Walmsley2
- Provides a review of the impression techniques that can be used to optimise the treatment of patients with fibrous ridges.
- Discusses surgical options for the management of fibrous ridges.
- Presents step-by-step guidance of clinical and laboratory procedures, allowing integration of the techniques into current clinical practice.
Abstract
'Fibrous' or 'flabby' alveolar ridges pose significant problems for the provision of stable and retentive dental prostheses for affected patients. In particular, problems arise during the act of impression taking, when forces cause the mobile denture bearing tissues to become distorted. The purpose of this paper is to review the impression techniques that can be used to optimise the treatment of edentulous patients with 'flabby' alveolar ridges.
- Specialist Registrar in Restorative Dentistry, Eastman Dental Hospital, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8LD
- Professor of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, St Chad's Queensway, Birmingham, B4 6NN
Correspondence to: R W I Crawford1 e-mail: robert.crawford@uclh.org
