Open AccessFunctional salivary reservoir in maxillary complete denture – technique redefined
Author(s) -
Joseph Angel Mary,
Joseph Suja,
Mathew Nicholas,
Koshy Ashwin Thomas
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.640
Subject(s) - medicine , radiation therapy , dry mouth , salivary gland , head and neck cancer , dentures , cancer , saliva , dentistry , pathology , surgery
Key Clinical Message Complete dentures are poorly tolerated in patients with xerostomia. A salivary reservoir can be incorporated into a denture that provides slow, sustained, and continuous release of salivary substitute. This article describes a simple, cost‐effective, and innovative technique of fabrication and designing of functional maxillary salivary reservoir complete denture.