J Korean Acad Prosthodont.  2021 Jan;59(1):107-115. 10.4047/jkap.2021.59.1.107.

Full mouth rehabilitation with vertical dimension increase in patient with severly worn dentition

• Jo WS
• Kim SA
• Kim SY
• Bang JH

• KMID: 2511638
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4047/jkap.2021.59.1.107

Abstract

Excessive pathological attrition over the entire dentition can cause decreased masticatory function, and pathological problems of the temporomandibular joint and the muscular nervous system. In this case, 71 year-old male patient with severe attrition and fracture across the entire tooth was treated by full mouth rehabilitation for regaining space of restoration. In order to determine the appropriate vertical dimension of the patient’s occlusion, facial appearance, aesthetics, restoration space were evaluated, and provisional restoration of the raised vertical dimension was made. After 4 months of evaluation, the entire restoration of monolithic zirconia crown using CAD-CAM was completed. Through the above process, satisfactory aesthetic and functional results were obtained.

Keyword

Full mouth rehabilitation; Monolithic zirconia; Tooth attrition; Vertical dimension of occlusion