Abstract
Edentulous patients with mandibular fractures often experience concurrently or subsequently fractures in the condyle and often show abnormalities in occlusion and masticatory movement after surgery for the mandibular fracture. Furthermore, there are many conditions̶i.e., their systemic conditions, etc.̶to take into considerations in cases with the elderly, and it is not uncommon for the dentists to struggle with the choice of treatment method. In Case 1, a mandibular fracture was found 42 years ago, and since then the patient has complained of abnormal occlusion even after becoming edentulous. The patient subsequently developed dementia, but the use of the clinical remounting technique led to a recovery of masticatory function, and there was also a corresponding improvement in cognitive function. In Case 2, a non-surgical reduction and fixation technique was used to treat a patient with a fractured mandible and occlusal deviation after he had suffered a fall due to an abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture, but masticatory function was restored early using the clinical remounting technique three months after surgery. The clinical remounting technique can be used to easily restore masticatory function even in cases where there is an occlusal deviation, such as after a mandibular fracture, and since it does not require any invasive procedures, it can be used to help determine the treatment plan in broader terms for patients with mandibular fractures who are edentulous.
