CASE OF FULL UPPER FULL DENTURE STABILIZATION WITH MINIS


This patient's main complaint was that the upper full denture was too big and keeps falling down when she opens her mouth......a real nuisance and causes her untold misery because she loves to socialise. Please can you help?
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