title: Overlay removable denture for treatment of worn teeth.
abstract: Rehabilitation of partially edentulous patients with excessively worn dentitions can be challenging. Factors including medical history as well as the cost of the treatment and patient wishes for simpler approaches must be considered. This manuscript describes the use of an overlay partial denture to treat patients with excessive wear of the maxillary teeth. We describe a technique to restore severely worn teeth using heat-cured acrylic as part of a partial or full denture. Minimal preparations of the teeth are required, and the restoration provides protection from further wear, and stabilizes the occlusion. This solution was functionally and esthetically suitable to the patients. The technique can be used in medically complex patients where extractions are contraindicated, such as post radiation therapy or bisphosphonate treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Organization, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: Nurit
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Beyth
authors.forename: Israel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tamari
authors.forename: Anat
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buller Sharon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014077:Tooth Erosion / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: denture; geriatric dentistry; oncology