Abstract
Patient: A 40-year-old male complained of masticatory dysfunction and esthetic disturbance. The masticatory dysfunction appeared to be due to a discrepancy between the maxillo and mandibular dental arch form, affected by lack of occlusal contact in the centric occlusal position. A treatment denture was made to increase the occlusal vertical dimension, based on physiologic and morphologic ways. Finally, a removable partial denture was constructed after following up the increase in occlusal vertical dimension for 6 months.
Discussion: Masticationary function as functional recovery and cephalogram analysis as morphological recovery were evaluated before and after treatment.
Conclusion: In this case, masticatory dysfunction and esthetic disturbance were improved by a removable partial denture to increase the occlusal vertical dimension and to ensure occlusal contact inside the dental arch.
