Nonsurgical approach for torus palatinus management in full denture rehabilitation
Background: Tooth loss in individuals more commonly occurs with increasing age. In a dental practice, many patients present with torus palatinus, which is usually caused by problems and complications resulting from denture fabrication. Therefore, a nonsurgical approach in which horseshoe-shaped comp...
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| description | Background: Tooth loss in individuals more commonly occurs with increasing age. In a dental practice, many patients present with torus palatinus, which is usually caused by problems and complications resulting from denture fabrication. Therefore, a nonsurgical approach in which horseshoe-shaped complete dentures are fabricated is considered to be a viable option to address torus palatinus. Case Report: A 59-year-old edentulous male came to the Prosthodontic Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Trisakti University, with a chief complaint of the instability of his maxillary complete dentures, and he requested new dentures. The patient had been wearing the dentures for approximately 5 years. Based on the intraoral examination, the patient had a large, single lobule torus palatinus that extended posteriorly through the junction between the hard palate and the soft palate (AH line). It was covered with thin mucosal tissue, and it did not interfere with his speech, his ability to chew, or other oral functions without the dentures. After the problems were thoroughly diagnosed and corrected, horseshoe-shaped complete dentures were chosen as the appropriate solution, and the dentures were fabricated. Conclusion: Torus palatinus tends to have very thin mucosa that causes discomfort and irritation during routine usage of acrylic dentures. Therefore, the horseshoe-shaped dentures facilitated good retention and stability, and they did not irritate the torus palatinus. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6939cec825d74deb8601888eed03f0232022-12-21T19:21:50ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsScientific Dental Journal2580-65482541-321X2020-01-014312412810.4103/SDJ.SDJ_21_20Nonsurgical approach for torus palatinus management in full denture rehabilitationNiko FalatehanGracia AnfeliaBackground: Tooth loss in individuals more commonly occurs with increasing age. In a dental practice, many patients present with torus palatinus, which is usually caused by problems and complications resulting from denture fabrication. Therefore, a nonsurgical approach in which horseshoe-shaped complete dentures are fabricated is considered to be a viable option to address torus palatinus. Case Report: A 59-year-old edentulous male came to the Prosthodontic Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Trisakti University, with a chief complaint of the instability of his maxillary complete dentures, and he requested new dentures. The patient had been wearing the dentures for approximately 5 years. Based on the intraoral examination, the patient had a large, single lobule torus palatinus that extended posteriorly through the junction between the hard palate and the soft palate (AH line). It was covered with thin mucosal tissue, and it did not interfere with his speech, his ability to chew, or other oral functions without the dentures. After the problems were thoroughly diagnosed and corrected, horseshoe-shaped complete dentures were chosen as the appropriate solution, and the dentures were fabricated. Conclusion: Torus palatinus tends to have very thin mucosa that causes discomfort and irritation during routine usage of acrylic dentures. Therefore, the horseshoe-shaped dentures facilitated good retention and stability, and they did not irritate the torus palatinus.http://www.scidentj.com/article.asp?issn=2580-6548;year=2020;volume=4;issue=3;spage=124;epage=128;aulast=Falatehancomplete denturehorseshoe-shaped denturestorus palatinus |
| spellingShingle | Niko Falatehan Gracia Anfelia Nonsurgical approach for torus palatinus management in full denture rehabilitation Scientific Dental Journal complete denture horseshoe-shaped dentures torus palatinus |
| title | Nonsurgical approach for torus palatinus management in full denture rehabilitation |
| title_full | Nonsurgical approach for torus palatinus management in full denture rehabilitation |
| title_fullStr | Nonsurgical approach for torus palatinus management in full denture rehabilitation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nonsurgical approach for torus palatinus management in full denture rehabilitation |
| title_short | Nonsurgical approach for torus palatinus management in full denture rehabilitation |
| title_sort | nonsurgical approach for torus palatinus management in full denture rehabilitation |
| topic | complete denture horseshoe-shaped dentures torus palatinus |
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