2023 Volume 15 Issue 1 Pages 101-104
Patient: A 66-year-old male patient presented to our hospital with the main complaints of dissatisfaction with the look of his teeth and chewing problems. A severe inappropriate occlusal plane caused by tilted and extruded teeth was observed. The occlusal plane was treated by fabricating a crown, bridge, maxillary removable partial denture, and mandibular removable complete denture after increasing the occlusal vertical dimension.
Discussion: This case needed reconstruction of the maxillomandibular relationship, which involved increasing the occlusal vertical dimension to remedy the occlusal plane. First, the appropriate vertical dimension was judged to be acceptable by the patient using treatment dentures, and then the definitive prostheses were fabricated; they produced excellent results.
Conclusion: Correcting the occlusal plane resulted in the recovery of masticatory function and high esthetic satisfaction of the patient. His progress remains good more than 3 years after treatment.
