Abstract
Patient: The patient was a 70-year-old man with loss of maxillary molars and a habit of bruxism. The diagnosis was infraocclusion caused by loss of molar occlusal support and attrition of teeth.
Discussion: The loss of occlusal support increased bruxism and caused infraocclusion. Occlusal reconstruction with bite raising was chosen to preserve the remaining teeth and restore masticatory function and esthetics.
Conclusion: Bite raising increased the occlusal vertical dimension and stopped the collapse of remaining teeth. Oral function and esthetics were recovered by occlusal reconstruction and good results were obtained for this patient with infraocclusion due to attrition.
