2024 Volume 16 Issue 2 Pages 263-266
Patient: The patient was a 64-year-old male who came to our clinic with a chief complaint of masticatory disturbance and poor esthetics of a removable partial denture. The occlusal plane and occlusal vertical dimension were not appropriate, and the habitual occlusal position was unstable. The treatment removable partial denture was delivered before implant placement to restore masticatory function. After stable occlusion was achieved, implant placement and bone augmentation were conducted based on prosthetic-driven planning. Finally, the fixed implant-supported prosthesis was delivered.
Discussion: This case was almost non-vertical stop occlusion, making it important to reconstruct the inappropriate occlusal plane and vertical occlusal dimension by a treatment denture before the fixed restoration. The number and position of implants should be decided based on the prognosis of other teeth and patient demands.
Conclusion: Good results were obtained by the treatment denture and fixed implant-supported prosthesis, which restored esthetics and masticatory function, and improved the patient’s oral health-related QoL.
