A case report of functional and esthetic improvement for a patient with non-vertical stop occlusion

Abstract

Patient: A 60-year-old man visited our dental clinic with the chief complaint of difficulty of mastication caused by unsteadiness of dentures. The molar teeth in the maxilla were protruding and there was non-vertical stop occlusion. After setting an appropriate occlusal vertical dimension, a treatment denture was used to obtain good esthetic satisfaction and masticatory function. A final denture was inserted following the good results of the treatment denture.

Discussion: A treatment denture may play an important role to obtain good esthetic satisfaction and masticatory function with voluntary (OHIP) and objective evaluations (masticatory ability test).

Conclusion: It is considered that the stability of the denture was obtained by using a treatment denture after proper pretreatment, which led to a good evaluation and long-term maintenance.