Case Reports (Specialist)
A case of esthetic and functional restoration of occlusal collapse due to multiple tooth caries
2023 Volume 15 Issue 3 Pages 313-316
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2023 Volume 15 Issue 3 Pages 313-316
Patient: The patient was a 40-year-old male, with masticatory and esthetic disturbance due to caries on multiple teeth. A treatment denture was made, as many teeth as possible were preserved, and metal copings were attached. In the maxilla, a roofless overdenture was placed and a good prognosis was obtained.
Discussion: The root length of the remaining teeth was not sufficient for a crown prosthesis due to caries-related dentinal defects, so an overdenture was used to improve the crown-root ratio and to distribute the occlusal load to many teeth, which resulted in a good prognosis.
Conclusion: The use of multiple-tooth copings is useful in improving physical, functional, and psychological disabilities in dentistry in cases of roofless dentures.
