Full mouth rehabilitation of the patient with severe tooth erosion using collarless porcelain fused to gold restorations: a case report.
10.4047/jkap.2012.50.4.324
- Author:
Hee Jin SONG
1
;
Young Jun LIM
;
Ho Beom KWON
;
Myung Joo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. silk1@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Tooth erosion;
Bruxism;
Collarless PFG;
Full mouth rehabilitation
- MeSH:
Adult;
Bruxism;
Carbonated Beverages;
Crowns;
Dental Occlusion;
Dental Porcelain;
Female;
Humans;
Mouth;
Mouth Rehabilitation;
Retention (Psychology);
Tooth;
Tooth Erosion;
Tooth Wear;
Vertical Dimension
- From:The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
2012;50(4):324-329
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Excessive tooth wear causes loss of tooth structure, disharmony of occlusal plane, functional and esthetic problems. Although the decrease of occlusal vertical dimension may be compensated by growth of alveolar bone, if the length of tooth is not enough for the retention of restoration, minimum increase of occlusal vertical dimension is required without discomfort of the patient. In this case, 33-year-old woman drinks more than 1 liter of soft drinks a day and has bruxism in night time, visited in Seoul National University Dental Hospital with chief complaint of generalized tooth wear and related esthetic and functional problems. It was considered as a loss of occlusal vertical dimension based on the accelerated tooth wear caused by erosion and bruxism and facial appearance, phonetic, esthetic, functional evaluations. It was planned to raise occlusal vertical dimension by provisional restoration two times for patient's adaptation, 3 mm and 2 mm each, total 5 mm. Confirming no discomfort and clinical symptom during total 16 weeks after restoration with provisional fixed restoration, it was restored with porcelain fused to gold crown and bridge. Because the patient was young woman, anterior teeth were restored with collarless porcelain fused to gold crown. This case presents that satisfactory esthetic and functional result by full mouth rehabilitation with increase of occlusal vertical dimension.
