title: Altering occlusal vertical dimension provisionally with base metal onlays: a clinical report.
abstract: This article presents a method for altering occlusal vertical dimension (OVD) to restore dentitions with limited restorative space due to loss of tooth structure. A provisional increase in OVD is achieved using predominately base metal onlays, which offer advantages over conventional techniques. The onlays are resistant to wear, may be bonded well to nonrestored and restored tooth surfaces with resin cements, and provide a fairly reversible method of increasing OVD. A patient situation is presented which demonstrates the use of provisional base metal onlays in complete mouth rehabilitation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA. soniprasad@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Soni
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kuracina
authors.forename: Edward A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Monaco
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003442:Crowns; D003722:Dental Alloys; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003794:Dental Restoration, Temporary / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007284:Inlays; D008297:Male; D008670:Metals; D009065:Mouth Rehabilitation / Q000379:methods*; D019217:Tooth Attrition / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D014716:Vertical Dimension
chemical_list: D003722:Dental Alloys; D008670:Metals