2020 Volume 12 Issue 4 Pages 364-367
Patient: The patient was an 82-year-old edentulous woman who complained of masticatory disturbance caused by instability of complete dentures. In order to establish unilateral balance in the new dentures, standardized digital pictures of the upper and lower casts which recorded unilateral balancing areas were taken, and the occlusal map was composed using digital processing software. Based on the analysis results, artificial teeth were arranged.
Discussion: The occlusal map and the artificial tooth arrangement focusing on the establishment of unilateral balance improved the chief complaint and obtained good results.
Conclusion: The occlusal map used in this case was very useful as an index of artificial tooth arrangement in order to examine the maxillomandibular residual ridge relationship and to establish unilateral balance.
