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Marking dental prosthesis has always been considered an important part of forensic dentistry. Denture identification systems are important not only for patients in health-care facilities, old-age homes, and hospitals but also in medico-legal cases. In India, no standardized method is being followed for labeling of the dentures. This article proposes a technique of denture marking that gives permanent, unique, and global identification to all the Indian nationals using Aadhaar - a universally accepted identity for Indian nationals. The information on the card can be printed on a piece of paper or a plastic card and the Aadhaar card quick read code/number can be easily and cost-effectively used for marking all the newly constructed or existing prosthetic devices.

Flabby ridge is defined as an excessive mobile soft or fibrous tissue on the superficial aspect of the residual alveolar ridge. It is usually a common clinical finding affecting the maxillary and mandibular edentulous ridges; in particular, the maxillary anterior region. It can be attributed to a number of reasons i.e. long-term denture wearers, natural teeth opposing an edentulous ridge etc. The treatment options or management of flabby ridges generally include a surgical and a non-surgical approach. The non-surgical approach involves the implant-retained prostheses and fabrication of conventional removable dentures using various modified impression techniques. Prosthetic management of the patients with flabby ridge is a testing situation for the prosthodontist. Although, retention, support, and stability are the important principles defining the success of the complete denture, the same can be affected in unconventional situations like flabby ridge. The incorporation of the conventional impression techniques may lead to an unstable and an unsatisfactory denture. Henceforth, various impression techniques have been proposed in literature to overcome such issues and recording the entire denture bearing area in function along with flabby tissue in an undisplaced form. This case report portrays an innovative and practical yet simple modified impression technique using the incorporation of a customized prefabricated metal mesh into the custom tray i.e. single step impression technique along with the polyvinyl siloxane impression material for managing and minimizing the displacement of a flabby ridge in the maxillary arch and ultimately ensuring a well-fitting prosthesis.

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Multiple missing teeth situation always claims careful attention and meticulous treatment planning. It becomes more challenging when unilateral or bilateral distal extension situation exists. Successful treatment can be done with some contemporary and conventional treatment planning. Implant-assisted prosthodontics has become contemporary choice of the replacement of the natural teeth, although conventional methods of fabrication of the removable partial denture continue to be an essential prosthetic consideration in many oral reconstructions, especially when implant therapy may not be used to replace missing natural teeth for some patients. Attachment retained partial denture has paved the way for such cases in prosthodontics. Attachment retained partial dentures last longer, wear less, need less adjustments, look better, work better, less destructive, protect abutment teeth, and are easier to clean. In this case report patient's esthetic and functional requirements were fulfilled with attachment retained cast partial denture using semi-precision attachments.