2013 Volume 5 Issue 1 Pages 96-99
Patient: A 77-year-old woman visited our clinic complaining of unaesthetic appearance and difficulty in chewing and speaking when wearing her dentures. She had removable partial dentures supported by her natural teeth, implants and edentulous regions, which caused impairment of her mastication, pronunciation and appearance. To overcome these problems, maxillary and mandibular cone-crown-telescope dentures were fabricated.
Discussion: The use of newly fabricated cone-crown-telescope dentures improved the occlusal relationship and functional stability. Furthermore, a change of the denture design resulted in better oral hygiene, esthetics, and pronunciation.
Conclusion: Cone-crown-telescope dentures for partially edentulous patients with a combination of natural teeth, implants and edentulous regions improved the patient's oral health related quality of life.
