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Angel Mary Joseph1, Suja Joseph1, Nicholas Mathew1
1Department of Prosthodontics and crown & bridges Pushpagiri College of Dental Sciences Tiruvalla Kerala India.
Clinical Case Reports
|December 17, 2016
Abstract:
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.
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