Indonesian Journal of Prosthodontics
Vol 4 No 1 (2023): June 2023

Esthetic improvement using maxillary immediate denture and mandibular overdenture

Finka Nur Ikhwani (Resident of Prosthodontics Programme Faculty of Dentistry University of Padjadjaran Bandung)
Vera Aryanti (Resident of Prosthodontics Programme Faculty of Dentistry University of Padjadjaran Bandung, Indonesia)
Setyawan Bonifacius (Department of Prosthodontics Faculty of Dentistry University of Padjadjaran Bandung, Indonesia)
Rasmi Rikmasari (Department of Prosthodontics Faculty of Dentistry University of Padjadjaran Bandung, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 Jun 2023

Abstract

Loss of teeth in adult needs to be replaced with dentures to restore masticatory and esthetic functions. Dentures are made immediately before extraction and used immediately after extraction, so that they do not change in appearance or function. If patient has restorable teeth, the teeth can be used as denture support. Overdentures supported by one or more restored teeth or implants as periodontal and mucosal support to improve durability of the denture. This arti-cle discusss maxillary immediate denture and mandibular overdenture on a woman who felt uncomfortable with the denture that has been used for 4 years. Patient wants a new denture without changing appearance. Intraoral exa-mination found tooth 17, 16, 26 GIC fillings, 13 dowel crown, 31, 32 PFM crowns, 42 composite filling with mobili-ty grade I, and 44 caries. This case was managed with extraction teeth 16, RCT 26, and extraction 13 before insert-ion the maxillary immediate denture with cusil #17 and overdenture 26, and also RCT was performed on 44, 42, 32, 31 followed by insertion the magnetic overdenture 44, 42 and metal coping overdenture 31, 32. It is concluded that immediate denture and overdenture provide optimal results for esthetic improvement and patient satisfaction.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijp

Publisher

Subject

Dentistry

Description

Indonesian Journal of Prosthodontics publishes research articles the best practices and policies of dental research regarding all aspects of oral and occlusal rehabilitation, fixed/removable prosthodontics, oral implantology and applied oral biology and ...