Comments regarding Namratha N, Shett V. A technique to evaluate custom tray border extensions before peripheral molding. J Prosthet Dent 2014;112:1603-4.

Dear Editor: We read with great interest the article by Namratha and Shetty entitled “A Technique to Evaluate Custom Tray Border Extensions Before Peripheral Molding.” Articles related to evaluation of denture border extensions are numerous, but there is marked paucity of literature regarding evaluation of border extensions of custom trays before border molding. The authors have introduced a commendable technique. However, we feel that the material used in their technique, that is, wheat flour dough, has certain inherent disadvantages that make it unsuitable as an ideal trial border molding material. A better, convenient substitute for wheat flour dough for use as trial border molding material is children’s foodgrade nontoxic playdough. The limitations in using wheat flour dough as trial border molding material include the following: