LOWER SINGLE DENTURE WITH UPPER OVERDENTURE :CASE REPORT:

Abstract

The 63-year-old Thai male patient came to see the dentist with primary concern about the loss of all lower teeth and remained a few upper teeth. The patient had underlying medical condition, including hypertension in addition to see a doctor and take medicine regularly. The patient had no history of drug allergy. From the clinical examination, it was found that the mandible loss of the lower teeth and remained upper 9 teeth that some teeth had attrition but no pain and sensitivity. That tooth remained in maxillary arch had no pathology of apical area, no pain of temporomandibular joint. A treatment plan was making upper overdenture occluded lower single denture. After the completion of treatment and follow up 1 month, 3 month and 1 year for evaluating quality of occlusion and denture care, it is found that the patient could adapt himself to the denture. The denture could resist vertical displacement and had good retention, no wound on tissue under the denture. The patient could use the denture well in terms of chewing ability, begin from soft diet or crunchy that cut into small pieces, chew slowly and chew with posterior teeth of both together that distributed force into both edentulous arches. So, the denture will not tilt that making eating easier, good pronunciation, also being able to clean the denture correctly and appropriately. In part of the periodontium of remaining teeth are still in proper condition, no pathology around the apex of the teeth and no pain of temporomandibular joint after using the denture.