Full mouth rehabilitation on the patient with severe tooth wear and tooth fracture using reestabilishment of occlusal vertical dimension.
10.14368/jdras.2016.32.3.224
- Author:
Ho Sun LEE
1
;
Se Jin JOO
;
Soo Yoon JIN
;
Dong Wan KANG
;
Gyeong Je LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Chosun University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea. lkj1998@chosun.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
dental attrition;
full-mouth prosthetic restoration;
zirconia;
vertical dimension
- MeSH:
Crowns;
Diagnosis;
Esthetics;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Lifting;
Male;
Mouth Rehabilitation*;
Mouth*;
Temporomandibular Joint;
Tooth Attrition;
Tooth Fractures*;
Tooth Wear*;
Tooth*;
Vertical Dimension*
- From:Journal of Dental Rehabilitation and Applied Science
2016;32(3):224-231
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Severe dental attrition causes pathological changes of the tooth, imbalanced occlusion, and functional and aesthetic complications and can also result in a decrease in occlusal vertical dimension that can incur temporomandibular joint and muscular complications. Before restoring the vertical dimension with full-mouth prosthetic restorations, it is important to determine the amount of vertical lifting through complete diagnosis. In this study, a 59 year-old male patient with generalized attrition and fracture of teeth was treated with full-mouth zirconia prosthetic restoration in order to recover vertical dimension and aesthetics. Through the analysis of physiologic rest position and inter-canine distance, the treatment was planned for lifting 3 mm in vertical dimension. Interim crown were fabricated after full-mouth wax up, having the patient use for 6 months. The final monolithic and bilayered zirconia restorations were completed. The patient showed satisfaction in function and aesthetics for 18 months of follow-up since delivering the final restorations.
