Abstract
Patient: A 67-year-old female had a chief complaint of mastication disorder. The mandibular edentulous jaw had severe ridge resorption. This case was diagnosed as having poor retention and stability of mandibular complete denture, and decreasing of the occlusal vertical dimension by attrition of artificial teeth. The positions of teeth arrangement were determined using flange technique to be in harmony with function movement.
Discussion: Attrition of artificial teeth and positions of teeth were considered causative of mastication disorder. Acrylic resin was applied on the occlusal surface of previous denture teeth used as a treatment denture, and the flange technique applied for arranging teeth of new denture to obtain stabilization and retention.
Conclusion: Application of teeth arrangement in the neutral zone conveyed a good prognosis in a patient with mastication disorder and severe ridge resorption.
