Practice abstract
British Dental Journal 200, 258 - 261 (2006)
Published online: 11 March 2006 | doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4813306
Management of the flabby ridge: using contemporary materials to solve an old problem
Having read this article, the reader will:
- Appreciate the challenges presented by a flabby ridge when constructing complete dentures.
- Understand the various techniques and materials available when making suitable impressions of edentulous ridges containing flabby tissues.
- Be able to make a suitable impression of a flabby ridge using contemporary materials.
Abstract
The presence of displaceable denture-bearing tissues often presents a difficulty when making complete dentures. Unless managed appropriately, such 'flabby ridges' adversely affect the support, retention and stability of complete dentures. Many impression techniques have been proposed to help overcome this difficulty. While these vary in approach, they are similar in their complexity, are often quite time-consuming to perform, and rely on materials not commonly in use in contemporary general dental practice. The purpose of this paper is to describe an impression technique for flabby ridges that makes use of polyvinylsiloxane impression dental materials routinely available in general dental practice.
- Registrar in Restorative Dentistry, Department of Restorative Dentistry, National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland
- Senior Lecturer/Consultant, Department of Restorative Dentistry, National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland
Correspondence to: C D Lynch1 e-mail: c.lynch@ucc.ie
