Complete denture rehabilitation of a fully edentulous patient with unilateral facial nerve palsy: A case report.
10.4047/jkap.2017.55.4.451
- Author:
Eunyoung CHOI
1
;
Ji Hyoun LEE
;
Sunyoung CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Prosthodontics, Hanil General Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea. soonieya@nate.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Facial paralysis;
Gothic arch tracing;
Lingualized occlusion
- MeSH:
Bell Palsy;
Centric Relation;
Denture, Complete*;
Dentures;
Esthetics;
Facial Nerve Diseases;
Facial Nerve*;
Facial Paralysis;
Freedom;
Humans;
Jaw;
Mandible;
Mastication;
Paralysis*;
Rehabilitation*
- From:The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
2017;55(4):451-457
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Bell's palsy is an acute-onset unilateral peripheral facial neuropathy. For patients with sequelae of facial paresis, the successful rehabilitation of fully edentulous arches is challenging. This case report described the treatment procedures and clinical considerations to fabricate complete dentures of a patient who showed unilateral displacement of mandible, unilateral chewing pattern and parafunctional jaw movement due to sequelae of Bell's palsy. Gothic arch tracing was used to record reproducible centric relation and lingualized occlusion was performed to provide freedom to move between centric relation and the patient's habitual functional area in fabricating satisfactory dentures in terms of function and esthetics.
