Maxillary overlay removable partial dentures for the restoration of worn teeth

Compend Contin Educ Dent. 2011 Apr;32(3):12, 14-20; quiz 21, 32.

Abstract

Prolonged tooth maintenance by a more aged population considerably increases the probability of dentists having to treat patients with high levels of tooth wear. Pathological tooth wear, caused primarily by parafunction, seems to be a growing problem that affects a large number of adult patients. The clinical report presents a case of a partially edentulous patient with an elevated degree of wear in the upper jaw caused by attrition and erosion, rehabilitated with a maxillary overlay removable partial denture (ORPD) consisting of a chrome-cobalt (Cr-Co) framework with anterior acrylic resin veneers, posterior cast overlays, and acrylic resin denture bases. Removable partial prosthesis is a treatment alternative when teeth are found to be severely worn or when the patient needs a simple and economical option. Because economics is a conditional factor of the treatment, the clinician should present different treatment alternatives to the patient, in which the overlay prosthesis can be considered.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acrylic Resins
  • Chromium Alloys
  • Denture Design*
  • Denture, Overlay*
  • Denture, Partial, Removable*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Maxilla
  • Middle Aged
  • Tooth Wear / rehabilitation*
  • Vertical Dimension

Substances

  • Acrylic Resins
  • Chromium Alloys