Soft lining to relieve soreness beneath dentures

Summary The mandibular dentures of eighteen patients who suffered from chronic tissue soreness beneath the denture which could not be relieved by bringing the denture into a functionally faultless condition, were furnished with a soft lining. Of the patients re‐examined after 2 weeks, 89% were symptom‐free. After 6 months, 1, 2 and 3 years the percentages of the symptom‐free patients were 64, 79, 60 and 71% of the total re‐examined. However, after soft lining, some relief of the complaint was reported by all patients of the series. The series included a woman with bronchial asthma whose oral mucosa again became sore after she had worn the denture with soft lining for a year, and a bruxist who had a definite relief. The percentage incidence of denture stomatitis increased in the course of the 3‐year period studied. At the listed dates of re‐examination, it was 25, 46, 43, 80 and 100%, respectively.