A case of occlusal rehabilitation for Eichner C1 using a metal-structure denture

Abstract

Patient: The patient was a 59-year-old male with the chief complaint of masticatory dysfunction due to poor fitting of maxillary denture. There was no support of the posterior teeth and the mandibular anterior teeth pushed up the maxillary denture, causing rotational displacement of the denture in the sagittal plane. After pre-prosthetic treatment, a metal-structure denture with metal teeth was fabricated for the maxillary jaw and a metal-based removable partial denture with composite resin denture teeth was delivered in the mandibular jaw.

Discussion: The patient was satisfied with the esthetic and functional performance achieved by using the composite resin teeth and the rigidity of the metal-structure denture.

Conclusion: By appropriate pre-prosthetic treatment and design for an Eichner classification C1 case, support and bracing of a removable partial denture were obtained and masticatory function was improved.