A simple method of adding palatal rugae to a complete denture.

Restoring patients' speech is an important goal in complete denture fabrication. For those patients who have difficulty with their speech patterns accommodating to the introduction of a prosthesis, texture in the palatal region may prove helpful. This article describes methods of incorporating palatal rugae in a newly fabricated and existing complete denture.

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