A Simple Method for Prosthodontic Rehabilitation of Edentulous Patient with Epidermolysis Bullosa: A Clinical Case Report

An abnormally small oral orifice is defined as microstomia. microstomia may result from epidermolysis bullosa (eb), which consists of a group of disorders characterized by the presence of mechanical fragility of the skin with recurrent development of blisters and vesicles, resulting from minor mechanical friction or trauma. since such patients have a small oral aperture, it may be impossible to take impression and fabricate dentures using conventional methods. in this article, a simple method for taking preliminary impressions from upper and lower edentulous ridges in one patient with limited mouth opening and then preparing the complete denture with custom denture teeth in a single unit was described.