Full mouth rehabilitation of the intellectually disabled patient with collapsed bite using partial removable dental prosthesis: a case report.
10.14368/jdras.2017.33.3.216
- Author:
Min Ji KIM
1
;
Hong So YANG
;
Sang Won PARK
;
Hyun Pil LIM
;
Kwi dug YUN
;
Chan PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea. upgradepc@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
intellectual disability;
bite collapse
- MeSH:
Adult;
Dental Prosthesis*;
Female;
Humans;
Incidence;
Intellectual Disability;
Meals;
Mouth Rehabilitation*;
Mouth*;
Periodontal Diseases;
Periodontitis;
Vertical Dimension
- From:Journal of Dental Rehabilitation and Applied Science
2017;33(3):216-222
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Intellectual disability is an imperfect disorder in which mental development is permanently retarded and development of intellectual ability is inadequate. Having intellectual disabilities makes it difficult to handle their own work and adapt to social life. For this reason, it is difficult to hygienically manage the patient's oral condition, multiple caries are easily observed, and the periodontal disease incidence rate is high. The patient in this case is a 33-year-old female with a mental retardation first grade who had a problem with meals. In first visit, Patients had decreased occlusal vertical dimension and posterior bite collapse due to periodontitis and multiple caries. This case reports a satisfactory functional and esthetic results by reconstructing occlusion using partial removable dental prosthesis.
