Treatment of serious attrition with defect of dentition in old people / 实用口腔医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To summarize the expierence in the prostheti c treatment of serious attrition with defect of dentition in old people. Methods: Removable denture with occlusal pad was one timely prepa red for 32 people aged 58～80 years old with serious attrition and defect of de n tition. 6 of the patients had temporomandibular disturbance (TMD). The time of f ollow up visit of the patients ranged from 2.5 months to 5 years.Res ults The masticatory function of the patients was improved obviousl y .Unilateral mastication was achieved. The symptom of articulation was all rel ieved.The occlusal relationship was not changed or occlusal vertical dimension ( OVD) was appropriately increased in the patients without TMD. The symptom of TMD did not appear after using denture in patiends with TMD.Conclu sionsDuring occlusal reconstruction in old people with serious attri tion and defect of dentition, the recovery of OVD and occlusal relationship is v ery important.