1Junior Resident, Department of Prosthodontics, H.P.G.D.C., Shimla
2Professor and Head, Department of Prosthodontics, H.P.G.D.C., Shimla
3Professor and Principal, Department of Prosthodontics, H.P.G.D.C., Shimla
*Correspondence address-Dr. Savisha Mehta Room No. 409, Department of Prosthodontics, H.P.G.D.C. Shimla. Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. Pin-171001, E-mail: savishamehta@gmail.com
Online published on 7 March, 2016.
Microstomiapose problem in tray selection and impression making due to reduced mouth opening. Compromised impression leads to compromised prosthesis. Therefore modification of standard impression procedure is obligatory in microstomia patients.
The purposes of this review was to review and compile various modifications of impression making for preliminary and definitive dental impressions described in the literature.
An electronic search was performed in June 2015 of PUBMED, EBSCOhost, Scopus and Web of Sciencedatabases with various combinations of keywords supplemented by a manual search of selected journals. After executing the search strategies, predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria articles were selected to be included in the review process.
A total of 15 articles were included in the review. The included studies evaluated regarding impression making.
Limited mouth opening often complicates and compromises the prosthodontic treatment of patients. However with careful treatment planning, prudent designing and the use of sectional impression techniques, it is possible to overcome many of the clinical difficulties.
Microstomia, impression, impressions, sectional trays, sectional impressions
