A Case Report of Complete Denture Treatment Using a Treatment Denture for an Unstable Jaw Position

Abstract

Patient: The patient was a 67-year-old woman whose chief complaint was a mastication disorder caused by poorly fitting dentures she had worn for 7 years. Both maxillary and mandibular residual ridges showed severe resorption. The dentures had inadequate distal extension and poor retention. Additionally, the existing dentures shifted the mandible forwards and pushed the mandibular incisors up to the maxillary incisors.

Discussion: Using Gothic arch tracing, new dentures were fabricated that corrected the horizontal maxillo-mandibular relationship. The patient appeared to have developed poor mastication habits while wearing the abnormal dentures. Her chief complaint of a mastication disorder was resolved by wearing the treatment denture.

Conclusion: Fabrication of new treatment dentures provided stability and a favorable outcome for the patient by using treatment dentures with Gothic arch tracing.