title: [Case report: long-term follow-up of a transitional denture].
abstract: METHODS
  A 70-year-old woman visited our clinic with a chief complaint of chewing difficulty due to serious periodontitis and an improper RPD. A poor prognosis of the maxillary anterior residual teeth was predicted. However, the patient' s consent for tooth extraction could not be obtained. Consequently, the RPD was designed for the future additional tooth.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The maxillary RPD has been functioning for 9 years through repeated additional teeth and repairs. Designing of the metal plate for the predicted prognosis allowed for additional teeth and repairs after losing of the residual teeth.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Designing of the denture for the predicted prognosis allowed long-term continuous use of the denture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Stomatognathic Science and Occlusion, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo. itou.masayasu@nihon-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Masayasu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ito
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003779:Denture Design / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008409:Mastication; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000150:complications; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000150:complications; D011379:Prognosis; D011476:Prosthodontics / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors