Preprosthetic Management of “Flabby Ridge” on Edentulous Patient

For edentulous patients, the integrity of the osteomucosal-bearing surface is a significant factor for the balance of the future removable prosthesis. The supporting tissues are influenced by several factors. Physiological bone resorption, senescence, and changes caused by systemic diseases and polypharmacy lead to modifications in these tissues. Similarly, trauma caused by an ill-fitted prosthesis influences the degree of bone resorption and the development of hyperplastic tissue. The etiology of bone resorption is multifactorial and complex, with continuous individual variations that are often unexplained. Although, no study has been able to establish the importance of the different factors in relation to each other, it is often reported that chronic excessive mechanical pressure in relation to occlusal constraints is responsible for the appearance of local resorption’s areas. The aim of this work is to present, through three clinical cases, the various factors involved in the alteration of the osteomucous-bearing surface and eventually, possible therapeutic attitude to deal with

Prosthetic Rehabilitation on Edentulous Patients with Microstomia: About Three Cases

Limited oral opening is an acquired or congenital abnormal condition that compromises patient esthetics, nutrition, and quality of life. In addition, it may hinder conventional prosthetic procedures of edentulous patients, make it challenging, and present difficulties at all its stages. This clinical report presents different clinical treatment options suitable to be chosen by the prosthodontic carer in the case of reduced oral aperture

Résorption tubérositaire et délimitation distale des prothèses totales maxillaires : à propos d’un cas

L’édentation complète reste toujours un handicap même si les conditions anatomiques sont en faveur d’une conception prothétique réussie. Mais le plus difficile est que parfois en plus de l’édentation nous sommes face à des obstacles anatomiques telle l’absence de tubérosités. Cependant, il est nécessaire de réussir la triade de Housset : stabilité, rétention et sustentation