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case_images: Unhealed maxillary and mandibular residual ridges with severe undercuts.
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case_images: Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi, with the chief complaint of inability to wear dentures for longer duration and associated soreness of jaw bone. A preliminary intraoral examination revealed completely edentulous arches with generalized erythema of the mucous membrane of the upper and the lower residual ridge (Figures 1(a) and 1(b)).
case_images: Maxillary and mandibular final impression made using elastomeric impression material.
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case_images: Border molding was done using green stick compound and a wash impression was made using elastomeric impression material due to the presence of undercuts (Figure 2).
case_images: Permanent heat cure silicone liner (Molloplast B) adapted over maxillary and mandibular residual ridge crest.
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case_images: Permanent heat cure silicone based soft liner (Molloplast B, DFS) was adapted on the crest of the residual alveolar ridges (Figures 3(a) and 3(b)).
case_images: Intaglio surface of relined dentures.
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case_images: The packed dentures were cured, finished, and polished (Figure 4).
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case_images: Maxillary arch and mandibular severely resorbed irregular residual ridge with elevations and depressions.
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case_images: Intraoral examination revealed completely edentulous arches with severely resorbed lower residual ridge with body prominence in the mid symphyseal region and depressed areas with respect to 36 and 46 region (Figures 5(a) and 5(b)).
case_images: Maxillary and mandibular dentures delivered conventionally.
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case_images: Maxillary and mandibular complete dentures were fabricated in the conventional manner (Figure 6).
case_images: Pressure areas detected with pressure indicating paste and marked with pencil.
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case_images: Pressure indicating paste (COLTENE) revealed pressure spots in the anterior, 36 and 46 region (Figures 7(a) and 7(b)), which were marked with a pencil and trimmed till the time patient was fully asymptomatic.
case_images: Beaded wash impression made with noneugenol zinc oxide paste.
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case_images: A wash impression was made using noneugenol based zinc oxide paste (CAVEX) (Figure 8) after making a uniform space of 1 mm approx. for the wash impression.
case_images: Invested mandibular denture.
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case_images: Beading and boxing of impression were done; new master cast was poured in dental stone and directly invested (Figure 9).
case_images: Adhesive applied on the tissue surface after making holes 1 mm in diameter 2-3 mm apart from each other.
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case_images: Primer/adhesive was applied on the surface and was allowed to dry (Figure 10).
case_images: Relined mandibular denture and pain-free satisfied patient.
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case_images: Adjustments were done and postinsertion instructions were given (Figures 11(a) and 11(b)).