Using treatment denture and digital technology in patient with unstable mandibular movement: a case report
10.14368/jdras.2023.39.3.168
- Author:
Eunji OH
1
;
Woohyung JANG
;
Chan PARK
;
Kwidug YUN
;
Hyun-Pil LIM
;
Sangwon PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:Journal of Dental Rehabilitation and Applied Science
2023;39(3):168-175
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Long-term use of inappropriate prosthesis often results in habitual closure or irregular mandibular movements. In that case, guide to the stable centric position is difficult. Therefore, by using a treatment denture, the muscles and TMJ should be stabilized and the jaw relation should be acquired with the treatment position. Compared to the conventional method, digital technology in fabrica-tion complete denture has the advantage of reproducing a stable tooth arrangement in cases of difficult tooth alignment, minimiz-ing laboratory errors and reducing denture fabrication time. Therefore, in this case, the final denture was fabricated by digitally re-producing the stable treatment position, vertical dimension, and lip support with a treatment denture, and satisfactory results wereobtained.
