Designating and Managing the Flabby Ridges Us...

Designating and Managing the Flabby Ridges Using Modified Techniques in Complete Denture: A Case Series

Author Name : Dr Diksha Verma, Dr Sunil Kumar M. V, Dr Rajesh Kumar, Dr Krishan Kumar

INTRODUCTION A fibrous flabby and moveable ridge is a superficial soft tissue area in the front part of the maxillary or mandibular alveolar ridge that affects oral health and patient satisfaction. It can cause chronic irritation and resorption in both the soft and hard tissues of the ridges. These consequence leads to loss of retention, stability and support. It usually occurs when natural teeth opposes an edentulous ridge. It could also arise as a result of unplanned or hysterical dental extractions. Displaceable, hyperplastic or flabby tissues are commonly seen in combination syndrome reported by Kelly in 1972 or when extensive bone resorption has occurred.1,2 The reported prevalence for this condition also varies among investigators, but it has been observed in up to 24% of edentulous maxillae, 5% of edentulous mandible and in both jaws most frequently in the anterior region.3