Prosthodontic rehabilitation of atrophied edentulous mandible with enlarged genial tubercle with conservative management: A case report

Abstract

Genial tubercles are the group of four small bony elevations located at the inner part of symphysis menti. Severe resorption mandibular ridge may lead prominent genial tubercle. This may cause a problem when a complete denture is planned for the patient. Usually, surgical removal of prominent genial tubercle before the prosthetic treatment is preferable. However due to certain systematic condition, surgical exposure was not considered. Following Case report describes a stepwise guide to prosthodontic rehabilitation of patient with prominent genial tubercle (7mm height, 11mm width) conservatively.