Rehabilitation Of A Severely Resorbed Edentulous Maxillary Arch By A Hollow Denture : A Clinical Report

Abstract

Resorption of the residual ridges poses a number of challenges to the prosthodontist, especially during fabrication of complete dentures. Extremely resorbed ridges usually do not offer satisfactory levels of retention and stability to the dentures. Such cases also present with an increased amount of vertical dimension that can lead to an increased bulk of the dentures. The following is a case presentation where a hollow maxillary complete denture was fabricated to counteract the difficulties posed by an extremely resorbed residual