title: Maxillary overlay removable partial dentures for the restoration of worn teeth.
abstract: Prolonged tooth maintenance by a more aged population considerably increases the probability of dentists having to treat patients with high levels of tooth wear. Pathological tooth wear, caused primarily by parafunction, seems to be a growing problem that affects a large number of adult patients. The clinical report presents a case of a partially edentulous patient with an elevated degree of wear in the upper jaw caused by attrition and erosion, rehabilitated with a maxillary overlay removable partial denture (ORPD) consisting of a chrome-cobalt (Cr-Co) framework with anterior acrylic resin veneers, posterior cast overlays, and acrylic resin denture bases. Removable partial prosthesis is a treatment alternative when teeth are found to be severely worn or when the patient needs a simple and economical option. Because economics is a conditional factor of the treatment, the clinician should present different treatment alternatives to the patient, in which the overlay prosthesis can be considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Occlusion, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Coimbra, Portugal.
authors.forename: Júlio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fonseca
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nicolau
authors.forename: Tony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Daher
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D002858:Chromium Alloys; D003779:Denture Design; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla; D008875:Middle Aged; D057085:Tooth Wear / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D014716:Vertical Dimension
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D002858:Chromium Alloys