A cheek lifting appliances for slumping of cheeks: a case report

Aesthetics plays an important role in complete denture treatment. Prosthetic rehabilitation of a completely edentulous patient no longer confines to only the replacement of missing teeth. Nowadays patients are too demanding for improvement in esthetics at the completion of treatment. The loss of support of the facial musculature is of great concern in treating completely edentulous patients. Sunken cheeks are one of the major consequences of flaccid facial musculature. Natural teeth should be preserved but at the same time, clinician must be aware of the edentulous ridge that could be destroyed by forces exerted on the denture during function. Further, it has a greater impact on the aesthetics as well as the psychology of the patient. Conventional Cheek plumper appliances can restore such facial delinquencies. The underlying principle for providing this appliance is that some patients have depressed cheeks and require extra support for improved facial aesthetics. This clinical report describes a simple technique to improve support for sunken cheeks using undetachable acrylic cheek plumper.