A case report of treatment with a removable partial denture for non-vertical stop occlusion

Abstract

Patient: The patient was a 68-year-old male with the chief complaint of difficulty on mastication caused by unsteadiness of dentures and chronic periodontitis of abutment teeth. A diagnosis of non-vertical stop occlusion was made. After extraction of the incisor and molar that were causing the problem, recovery of masticatory function was attained through the fabrication of a removable partial denture (RPD) with metal framework and proximal plates.

Discussion: Mastication ability was improved with the metal base denture owing to restriction of denture rotation and increased stability of the RPD, leading to improvement in both objective and subjective assessments of the effectiveness of the treatment.

Conclusion: The RPD with a metal framework yielded effective results for this particular case of non-vertical stop occlusion.