A case report on the reconstruction of occlusal function with a dental implant prosthesis involving a potential risk for non-vertical stop

Abstract

Patient: A 59-year-old female patient complaining of masticatory disturbance due to missing mandibular bilateral molars visited our hospital. She was diagnosed as having an extremely high risk of transition to non-occlusal vertical stop. Therefore, implant prosthetic treatment was performed with the aim of reconstructing the posterior occlusal support and anterior guidance.

Discussion: It was essential to share the present condition with the patient and to accept active prosthetic intervention, since this was a branch point concerning expansion of the edentulous region for her in the future.

Conclusion: Deciding definite anterior guidance and appropriate jaw position by utilizing a provisional restoration is efficient for serious clinical cases with potential expansion of the edentulous region.