Abstract:Suction cups are widely used on upper dentures with the aim of increasing retention, but if used continuously and for a long period of time they can cause papillary hyperplasia to holes in the palate. We reported a case of a 62-year-old female patient who came with complaints of loose upper and lower complete dentures, removed suction cup on the old maxillary denture, papillary hyperplasia on the anterior midline palate, and a small torus on the palate. In palpation, the papillary hyperplasia was firm, protrud… Show more
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