2025 Volume 17 Issue 4 Pages 258-261
Patient: A 52-year-old female presented to our hospital with a chief complaint of difficulty chewing due to tooth eruption and tooth movement. Teeth diagnosed with severe periodontitis that could not be retained were extracted, while maintaining occlusion with treatment dentures. Four implants were placed in the maxilla and six implants were placed in the mandible, and fixed final prostheses were installed.
Discussion: Cleaning instructions were given to the patient and the morphology was modified while using the provisional restorations to improve not only function and esthetics but also cleanability, which was reflected in the final prostheses and was considered to have led to a good prognosis.
Conclusion: Treatment with implant-supported fixed prostheses using stepwise provisional prostheses improved the oral health-related quality of life in a patient with masticatory disturbance due to severe periodontal disease.
