title: Onlay partial denture technique for assessment of adequate occlusal vertical dimension: a clinical report.
abstract: Clinical treatments that require restoration of occlusal vertical dimension pose a challenge to prosthodontists. This article describes the modification of existing removable partial dentures into onlay interim prostheses. This process allowed the patient's tolerance to the restored occlusal vertical dimension, esthetics, and phonetics to be evaluated before irreversible changes were made to the dentition.
authors.affiliation: Advanced Education in Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, New York University, New York, NY 10010, USA. lj14@nyu.edu
authors.forename: Leila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jahangiri
authors.forename: Sungkoo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jang
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D000368:Aged; D016302:Centric Relation; D003779:Denture Design; D003834:Denture Precision Attachment; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D003833:Denture, Partial, Temporary; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D007574:Jaw Relation Record; D008297:Male; D010700:Phonetics; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate; D013499:Surface Properties; D014093:Tooth, Artificial; D014716:Vertical Dimension
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate