Treatment of Edentulous Patients Having Exaggerated Gag Reflex with Palateless Upper Denture

Authors

  • Sundus Ismail Al-azzawi Medical technical institute
  • Raya Hatim Salal Medical technical institute
  • Azhar Ahmed Mohammed Ali Medical technical institute

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32947/ajps.v8i2.348

Abstract

Gag reflex is one of the major problems that may face some complete denture wearer. This clinical study was conducted on twenty patients suffering from gagging reflex selected from hundreds attending teaching clinic of medical technical institute in Baghdad, each patient received a palateless upper denture.
The results showed that the palateless dentures were retentive, comfortable and permit good taste for eighteen of them after six months follow up, while two patients cannot accommodate to their dentures. It was concluded that such a reflex can be overcomed by constructing such dentures.

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Published

2010-12-01

How to Cite

Al-azzawi, S. I., Salal, R. H., & Ali, A. A. M. (2010). Treatment of Edentulous Patients Having Exaggerated Gag Reflex with Palateless Upper Denture. Al Mustansiriyah Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 8(2), 150–156. https://doi.org/10.32947/ajps.v8i2.348