[Improvement of chewing ability by complete denture: a case report].
METHODS
A 58 year-old female patient visited the clinic with chief complaint of chewing difficulty with her complete dentures. These dentures did not have a sufficient size of denture base and the resin teeth were completely ground down. Treatment dentures were inserted and the form was transferred to final dentures.


CONCLUSIONS
The risk of re-treatment and adjustment after the denture insertion was reduced by using the treatment dentures. The Cochrane Library reported that there is no difference between complete dentures and implant supported over dentures in terms of patient satisfaction/chewing ability, provided the patient has an adequate mandibular ridge.


CONCLUSIONS
Treatment dentures are important to reduce the risk of re-treatment.
Matsuka
Yoshizo
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Division of Oral Biology & Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles School of Dentistry, California 90095-1668. matsuka@ucla.edu
D003824:Denture, Complete; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008409:Mastication / Q000502:physiology*; D008875:Middle Aged