Abstract
Patient: The patient was an 81-year-old edentulous woman with the chief complaints of poor retention of a maxillary denture and pain in the mucosa under the base of a mandibular denture. Flabby gum was observed extensively from the anterior to the premolar extent of the maxilla. Improved dentures were fabricated that corrected the horizontal maxillomandibular relationship by Gothic arch tracing.
Discussion: Denture stability and retention were improved by considering the optimum dimensions and occlusion for the flabby gum, and thus the patient’s chief complaints were improved.
Conclusion: Improved denture stability and retention were obtained for the patient by providing center of occlusion balance in the molars.
