PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Varsha Murthy
AU  - Yuvraj V
AU  - Preeti P Nair
AU  - Shaji Thomas
TI  - Prosthodontic management of radiation induced xerostomic patient using flexible dentures
AID  - 10.1136/bcr.11.2011.5250
DP  - 2012 Mar 20
TA  - BMJ Case Reports
PG  - bcr1120115250
VI  - 2012
4099  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2012/bcr.11.2011.5250.short
4100  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2012/bcr.11.2011.5250.full
AB  - Xerostomia causes discomfort for complete denture wearers as the tissues become dry and friable due to lack of lubricating properties of saliva. Common problems faced by such patients are glossitis, mucositis, angular chelitis, dysgeusia and difficulty in chewing and swallowing. This case report describes a new method in addressing such issues by using flexible complete denture construction in radiation induced xerostomic patient with minimal tissue damage during and after denture construction procedures.