Full-mouth rehabilitation of a patient with reduced occlusal vertical dimension: a clinical report.
10.4047/jkap.2012.50.4.305
- Author:
So Mi CHUNG
1
;
Hyeong Seob KIM
;
Kung Rock KWON
Author Information
1. Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. krkwon@khu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Full-mouth rehabilitation;
Occlusal vertical dimension (OVD)
- MeSH:
Aged, 80 and over;
Dentists;
Denture, Partial, Fixed;
Denture, Partial, Removable;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Male;
Mandible;
Maxilla;
Porphyrins;
Prostheses and Implants;
Root Canal Therapy;
Tooth;
Vertical Dimension
- From:The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
2012;50(4):305-310
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
It is a great challenge for dentists to do prosthetic restorations of a patient with reduced occlusal vertical dimension (OVD). Proper determination of the OVD is significant. An 85-year-old male patient came in with missing right maxillary posterior teeth. After diagnostic wax-up, reversible provisional prostheses were used to evaluate the new OVD in the maxilla and mandible. After that, the patient was evaluated clinically based on the criteria of esthetic, phonetic, and OVD. After 8 weeks, teeth with excessive wear were treated with root canal therapy and fiber post and core and irreversible provisional prostheses were done. After 8 weeks of observation period, final restorations with fixed partial dentures and removable partial dentures were made. Throughout the follow-up period of 6 months, no symptoms related with increased OVD and mechanical complications were observed.
