A case report of functional recovery by a removable partial denture for a patient with mandibular torus

Abstract

Patient: A 72-year-old male patient presented with the chief complaint of masticatory disturbance due to damage to his removable partial denture and missing mandibular right and left molars. He had mandibular torus in the right and left canine to first premolar area. A metal-based removable partial denture made of Co-Cr using a lingual plate was fabricated without surgical treatment.

Discussion: Insertion of the removable partial denture improved the occlusal relationship and functional stability, and the use of a metal-based denture minimized the patient’s discomfort.

Conclusion: The application of an adapted metal-based denture considering the design of the major connector to partial edentulous regions with mandibular torus resulted in a satisfactory therapeutic effect.