Abstract
Patient: The patient was a 52-year-old woman with a chief complaint of mobility of the right maxillary molars and uncomfortable dentures. The diagnosis was a masticatory dysfunction caused by severe periodontitis of maxillary teeth and ill-fitting dentures in the maxilla and mandible. The remaining maxillary teeth could not be saved and were extracted. Dentures were remanufactured to establish occlusion and esthetics thereafter. However, the dentures were not acceptable to the patient because of discomfort. Therefore, an implant-supported overdenture with magnet attachments in the maxilla was eventually applied.
Discussion: Fixed dentures are not always the best option as implant-supported prostheses. From the viewpoints of occlusion and lip-support, a removable maxillary denture using implants was selected in this case.
Conclusion: The patient was satisfied with the implant-supported overdenture using magnet attachments in the maxilla.
