MGDS log diary: the reorganised occlusion. Member in General Dental Surgery.
This article describes the restorative treatment of a 49-year-old woman whose lower anterior teeth had over-erupted, reducing the space available for a denture. Areas of the acrylic resin had fractured off her upper cobalt/chromium denture. The treatment plan and a variety of the treatment planning options are discussed. The initial treatment provided included an upper bite-raising appliance and routine periodontal and restorative treatment. This was followed by full coronal coverage of 6, 4 and 6 incorporating rest seat preparations and guide planes and the provision of the definitive cobalt/chromium overdenture. The article concludes with a discussion of the aims, objectives and prognosis of the treatment provided.
Howe
M S
MS
Defence Dental Agency Dental Centre, RAF Brize Norton, Carterton, Oxfordshire.
D003442:Crowns; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D003781:Denture Retention; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D003829:Denture, Partial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D008437:Maxilla; D008875:Middle Aged; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000379:methods*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis