The posterior palatal seal (PPS) area plays a critical role in the retention of maxillary complete dentures and is often missed by the clinician.1,2 The PPS area is defined by the Glossary of Prosthodontic Terms3 as “the soft tissue area limited posteriorly by the distal demarcation of the movable and nonmovable tissues of the soft palate and anteriorly by the junction of the hard and soft palates on which pressure, within physiologic limits, can be placed; this seal can be applied by a removable complete denture to aid in its retention.” Various techniques have been proposed to record the PPS area.
