Prosthodontic management of flabby ridge- A case report.

Abstract

Flabby ridge, which consists of displaceable tissues, commonly seen in day-to-day clinical practice mostly involve the maxillary or mandibular alveolar ridges. Patients with long standing edentulism are mostly affected, and frequently found in the maxillary anterior region. Management for the same should be undertaken as stability, support, and retention may be jeopardize because of these ridges. Surgical removal and/or augmentation can be done for correction including special impression techniques, equal dispersal of masticatory loads and implant as a supporting measure. “Window technique” for impression of fibrous tissue is a very useful special impression technique. The objective of this case report is to represent a modified form of window technique using double spacers for impression making of flabby tissues in maxillary anterior crestal region by using readily available materials in day to day clinical practice.