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ABREU, Celina Wanderley de  e  NOGUEIRA, Sergio Sualdini. Oral rehabilitation of a patient with surgical sequel using the neutral zone technique - clinical case report. RFO UPF [online]. 2011, vol.16, n.2, pp. 206-210. ISSN 1413-4012.

Objective and Case report: The purpose of this paper is to describe the neutral zone technique in a patient with oral deformity on the right labial commissure due to the resection of an oral cancer, enhancing the difficulty resulting from mouth limited opening and the use of tissue conditioner material to determine the neutral zone. Complete denture was obtained through this technique, providing good retention and stability which made functional rehabilitation feasible to patient of his or her masticatory function. Final considerations: The neutral zone technique in complete dentures will determine a specific intraoral area for tooth position and denture base contour where the forces generated by lips, cheeks and tongue are neutralized. The objective of this technique is to provide an alternative approach for patients who presented an historic instability of lower complete denture: atrophic ridge, oral deformities and also with disorder problems. An oral rehabilitation using this technique improves comfort to the patient providing retention and stability of mandibular complete dentures.

Palavras-chave : Neutral zone.; Complete denture.