Hooks retained detachable Cheek plumper to enhance aesthetics in a completely edentulous patient- A case report

Abstract

Aesthetic reconstruction of original contours is one of the important goals of prosthodontic treatment. Restoration of missing teeth, masticatory function, speech and providing support to the lips and cheeks is prime goal of removable prosthetics. The cheeks lose their support in aged and edentulous individuals. Cheek lifting appliance or cheek plumper is a prosthesis that support and lift the cheeks for aesthetics. This article describes a clinical case where a cheek plumper is being innovatively made detachable by the use of hooks made from orthodontic wire attached to complete denture prosthesis.

Customised cheek plumper for completely edentulous patient- A clinical report

“…4 Previous clinical reports have discussed the use of pressstud fasteners and magnets. 3,[5][6][7][8] A few authors have used stud attachments, 3 friction lock attachment, 10 wire-retained cheek plumpers, 12 and orthodontic elastic modules. 5,6,13 Magnets used intraorally are of small compact size and have strong attractive forces but they often require replacement due to lack of long-term durability in oral condition.…”

“…These flaws can be overcome by using a detachable cheek plumper. 4 The detachable cheek plumpers are attached to complete denture by various modes such as magnets, 3,[5][6][7][8] ball end clasps, press buttons, 3,9 customized friction lock attachment, 10 die pins, 11 hooks and loops 12 and by customizing orthodontic wire springs all of which are available in the literature and used by various authors. 12 Though many methods have been described in the literature, this clinical report describes an innovative technique for fabricating detachable maxillary cheek plumpers in a completely edentulous patient by using the left out casted sprues as a mode of attachment.…”

Enhancing Esthetics Using Prosthetic Cheek Plumper With Magnet Retention for Rehabilitation of Edentulous Patient: A Case Report

“…Most importantly, patients can wear the denture with or without the plumpers. Detachable CPs can be made using a variety of ways, including push buttons or press studs, friction locks, stainless steel double die pins [5], customized Co-Cr attachments [6], and magnets.…”

Rehabilitation and Esthetic Enhancement of Edentulous Patient with Hollow Cheeks Using Innovative Detachable Cheek Plumper: Case Report

“…Various materials used for attachments of cheek plumpers to dentures are magnets [9], [11], push buttons or press stud [9], double dowel pins [1], friction locks [6], and customized Co-Cr attachments [12]. However, each has their own limitations other than common disadvantages like food accumulation and heaviness (Table 1).…”