Correspondence to cases of posterior bite collapse using removable partial dentures

Abstract

If the posterior bite collapse is left untreated, the risk of decreased occlusal height, disorder of the occlusal plane, and non-vertical stop occlusion would be increased, and the difficulty of prosthetic treatment is often experienced in daily clinical practice. The occlusal reconstruction, which is generally performed as a response, is intended to be treated with a fixed prosthetic device using a bridge or implant. However, in actual clinical practice, it is often necessary to use removable dentures to deal with occlusal collapse of the molars including defects. In this paper, I will give my personal opinion on the problems and solutions when removable partial dentures are used in cases requiring occlusal reconstruction.