While fabrication of an edentulous maxillary arch, phonetics is one of the most important factor to be taken into consideration. Palatal contour of an edentulous maxillary arch are customized by adding palatal rugae which helps in eliminating the adjustment period for proper phonetics. This article describes the various techniques for rugae duplication for edentulous maxillary arch to improve phonetics.
KEYWORDS : Palatal rugae, Rugae duplication, Phonetics
Volume 5 Issue 2 July - December 2021
Review Articles
While fabrication of an edentulous maxillary arch, phonetics is one of the most important factor to be taken into consideration. Palatal contour of an edentulous maxillary arch are customized by adding palatal rugae which helps in eliminating the adjustment period for proper phonetics. This article describes the various techniques for rugae duplication for edentulous maxillary arch to improve phonetics. KEYWORDS : Palatal rugae, Rugae duplication, Phonetics