Prosthetic rehabilitation in these patients can be challenging. Severe RRR gradually results in increased interarch distance, significant horizontal discrepancy between edentulous ridges, occurrence of flabby displaceable tissues in the denture bearing area and other sequelae. The Residual Ridge Resorption (RRR) is an inevitable consequence of tooth loss and denture wearing. Preventive Prosthodontics emphasizes the importance of any procedure that can delay or eliminate the future Prosthodontic problem and stop further progression of oral disease and prevent the loss of remaining tissues. Today with greater stress on preventive measures, the dental profession has expanded this preventive concept into Prosthodontics.
As a dentist our main aim should be prevention which not only includes prevention of caries and or periodontal disease but also prevention of residual alveolar bone loss after teeth are extracted.
