Innovative Solutions for Challenging Anatomical Traits: Comparing Different Hollow Denture Fabrication Techniques

The core tenets of complete denture treatment are retention, stability, and support with acceptable aesthetics and good speech. For patients with specific anatomical traits such as highly resorbed ridges, long lip length, and increased interridge distance, the principles are often compromised with conventional dentures. Conventional dentures might add to weight, provide inappropriate retention, and thus, in turn, transfer abnormal forces to underlying hard and soft tissues hastening the process of residual ridge resorption. To manage the complication, hollowing the denture seems a fair alternative. Hollow denture provides several advantages like reduced weight, balanced force distribution, improved retention, and slow ridge resorption. This article presents several ways of crafting hollow dentures with the aim of preserving the underlying tissues, enhancing denture performance, and minimizing bone resorption.