Farhang Mahboub
1,2, Katayoun Sadr
1, Fateme Heidary
3*, Elham Hosseini
41 Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
2 Dental and Periodontal Research Center, Faculty of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
3 Post-graduate Student, Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
4 Post-graduate Student, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Abstract
An abnormally small oral orifice is defined as microstomia. Microstomia may result from epidermolysis bullosa (EB),
which consists of a group of disorders characterized by the presence of mechanical fragility of the skin with recurrent development
of blisters and vesicles, resulting from minor mechanical friction or trauma. Since such patients have a small oral
aperture, it may be impossible to take impression and fabricate dentures using conventional methods. In this article, a simple
method for taking preliminary impressions from upper and lower edentulous ridges in one patient with limited mouth opening
and then preparing the complete denture with custom denture teeth in a single unit was described.