Abstract
Patient: The Patient was a 69-year-old edentulous female with the chief complaint of poor retention of a mandibular denture who desired new (metal-based) dentures. She wore dentures with a short base border and abraded artificial teeth. The occlusal vertical dimension had decreased and the mandibular position had deviated to the anterior. After the masticatory function and aesthetic problem had been improved by interim dentures that had appropriate mandibular dimensions and proper mandibular position, metal-based dentures were fabricated with reference to the interim dentures.
Discussion: It is suggested that appropriate vertical dimensions and mandibular position are important for denture stability.
Conclusion: As a result of using interim dentures for improving functional and aesthetic problems before preparing the final prosthesis, an excellent prognosis was obtained.
