Cephalometric and Clinical Comparisons of Tissue Conditioning Procedures in Edentulous Maxillary Arches

摘要

The purpose of this study was to determine the differences in the recovery responses of irritated tissues beneath ill-fitting dentures in the maxillary arch, using two different procedures. These procedures are: (1) the use of tissue conditioning materials to aid the tissues in their recover, and (2) the complete removal of the illfitting dentures for 72-hour periods before new impressions are made. Clinical evaluations, diagnostic casts, and cephalometric tracings were used to make the comparisons of the two procedures.