Enhancing Esthetics in a Complete Denture Patient: Optimizing Results With Different Impression Techniques

• Published in: Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 14; no. 8
• Main Authors: Bansod, Akansha V, Pisulkar, Sweta G, Dahihandekar, Chinmayee
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Palo Alto Cureus Inc 01-08-2022; Cureus
• Subjects: Aesthetics; Case reports; Dentistry; Dentures; Edentulous; Efficiency; Jaw; Teeth; Italy; Mumbai India; India
• ISSN: 2168-8184; 2168-8184
• DOI: 10.7759/cureus.27565

Tooth loss followed by complete denture rehabilitation can have significant psychological and social consequences for patients. Dentures restore a sense of normalcy and allow the sufferer to communicate with others in today's image-conscious world. Chewing discomfort, as well as unfavorable aesthetics and phonetics, are the most common denture complaints. A complete denture patient's prosthetic rehabilitation should never be confined to the replacement of lost teeth; rather, the ultimate goal should be the restoration of oral functions and aesthetics. The article describes a straightforward, cost-effective, practical, and aesthetic strategy for rehabilitating a complete denture patient with resorbed ridge, flabby tissue, and sunken cheeks. Thus, an effort has been made to restore the patient’s stomatognathic system. Tooth loss followed by complete denture rehabilitation can have significant psychological and social consequences for patients. Dentures restore a sense of normalcy and allow the sufferer to communicate with others in today's image-conscious world. Chewing discomfort, as well as unfavorable aesthetics and phonetics, are the most common denture complaints. A complete denture patient's prosthetic rehabilitation should never be confined to the replacement of lost teeth; rather, the ultimate goal should be the restoration of oral functions and aesthetics. The article describes a straightforward, cost-effective, practical, and aesthetic strategy for rehabilitating a complete denture patient with resorbed ridge, flabby tissue, and sunken cheeks. Thus, an effort has been made to restore the patient’s stomatognathic system.