Case Report
Year: 2022 | Month: March | Volume: 12 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 265-268
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20220337
Magnet Retained Cheek Plumper Prosthesis for Edentulous Patient: A Case Report
Sariga Kanakaraj1, Harsha Kumar K2, R. Ravichandran3, Vivek V Nair4
1Post Graduate Student, Dept of Prosthodontics, Government Dental College, Medical College P O, Thiruvananthapuram- 695011
2Professor and HOD, Dept of Prosthodontics, Government Dental College, Medical College P O, Thiruvananthapuram- 695011
3,4Professor, Dept of Prosthodontics, Government Dental College, Medical College P O, Thiruvananthapuram- 695011
Corresponding Author: Sariga Kanakaraj
ABSTRACT
Esthetics is a crucial factor which affects the social and physical well-being of the patient. As age advances, many changes occur in the face which includes loss of muscular tonicity and fat. These changes along with the loss of teeth intensify the sunken cheek appearance. This leads to facial disfigurement which may have a psychological impact on individuals, especially young edentulous patients. To rehabilitate such patients, cheek plumpers can be used along with complete dentures to improve the esthetics. The following case report describes the fabrication of a complete denture with magnetic cheek plumper.
Key words: Cheek plumper; sunken cheeks; magnets.