A case of improvement of oral-related QOL by occlusal support with fixed implants for non-vertical stop occlusion

Abstract

Patient: The patient was a 59-year-old woman with the chief complaint of difficulty eating. Masticatory disorder due to defects in the left upper and right lower molars was diagnosed, and masticatory function was improved using fixed implant dentures. One of the causes of the defects was suspected to be the load on the molars during lateral mandibular movement, so a canine-guided occlusion was applied. After follow-up by provisional restoration, a definitive prosthesis reproducing the morphology was replaced.

Discussion: In this case, an implant denture was used at the site of the molar defect during lateral mandibular movement.

Conclusion: As a result of implant prosthetic treatment for masticatory disturbance caused by defects of the left upper molar and right lower molar, oral health-related quality of life (QOL) was improved.