2023 Volume 15 Issue 3 Pages 353-356
Patient: A 71-year-old edentulous woman with severe alveolar ridge resorption visited our hospital complaining of pain during mastication in the basal seat mucosa of her mandibular complete denture. An occlusal map was made to extract the area on the alveolar ridge where the artificial teeth could be arranged to establish unilateral occlusal balance in the fabrication of new dentures and the artificial teeth were arranged so that the occlusal contact point was obtained within the area.
Discussion: The chief complaint was improved and a good prognosis was obtained by using the occlusal map to arrange the positions of artificial teeth so as to achieve unilateral occlusal balance.
Conclusion: The occlusal map makes it possible to visualize the maxillomandibular residual ridge relationship as an image, which is useful for arranging artificial teeth in cases with anatomically difficult dentures.
