Flabby ridge management by unconfining freely flowing impression material

Abstract

Completely edentulous patients often present with a severely resorbed mandibular residual alveolar ridge. Not all patients can be managed surgically therefore a prosthodontist must look for innovative techniques which fulfill the basic principles of managing such cases. There are times when upon the patient's arrival, the practitioner finds that the tray designed by the laboratory technician does not fulfill his requirements. We present a technique of recording flabby ridge if and when the special tray designed does not fulfill the criteria for recording such situation. The technique is based on the principle of non confinement of impression material in the area of flabby tissue to record tissue with minimum displacement.