DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2019.v07i03.019

Pages: 234-237

The 2 major muscles of the cheek are the masseter and buccinator whos major function is to help in chewing of food. At a younger age these muscles are supported by teeth but with old age and resultant loss of teeth this support is steadily lost. There is also reduced tonicity of the facial muscle resulting in the appearance of sunken and slumped cheeks which is not aesthetically appealing. By placing a complete denture and using cheek plumper to the flange area the esthetic appearance can be improved. This also provides support to the cheek muscles. Various works of literature speak about the use of magnets and various other customized attachments to help plump cheek muscles but, they have disadvantages. This clinical report describes in brief a non-detachable method of fabrication of a cheek plumper prosthesis for improving the esthetics of the patient which will thereby improve his standard of living.