Microstomia in a maxillectomy patient: A prosthetic challenge
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Microstomia-a treatment challenge to a prosthodontist.
The branch of Prosthodontics is not only a science but also an art of handling patients who present with limitations in continuing with normal procedures. An abnormally small mouth opening is called as microstomia. The common reasons for this condition include scleroderma, orofacial malignancies, surgery, burns and TMJ ankylosis. Impressions can be made for patients with restricted mouth openin...
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عنوان ژورنال: Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0976-237X
DOI: 10.4103/0976-237x.79315