A case report of a prosthetics design that accommodated improvements for multiple chief complaints

Abstract

Patient: The patient was a 59-year-old woman examined at our department with chief complaints of masticatory dysfunction due to denture mobility during chewing, unpleasant sensation due to tongue contact with the anterior lingual surface of the upper denture, and esthetic issues due to retainers/artificial teeth. A fixed partial denture in part of the edentulous area and maxilla-mandibular removable partial dentures were fabricated.

Discussion: It is suggested that the selection of the fixed partial denture in the anterior edentulous area and the design of the major connector in the denture improved the esthetic/sensory disturbances, and sensory disturbances, respectively. In addition, because the major connector is shaped so as to leave the anteroposterior palatal region uncovered, it is considered that using the milling technique for the retainers improved denture stability and masticatory disturbances.

Conclusion: Favorable results were obtained by carefully considering the design of prostheses and eliminating the causes of disturbances.