<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><bold>Introduction:</bold> Fracture of maxillary complete denture is a common problem for dentists and denture wearers, occurring especially when it is opposing mandibular natural teeth or fixed and implant-sustained restorations; to prevent it, various methods and materials are available.<bold>Case presentation</bold>: This case is of a patient losing his old maxillary removable partial denture due to the mobility of the frontal abutments. Considering the age of the patient and the status of the mandibular arch, completely restored and having a mix of natural teeth, fixed and implant-sustained restorations, the functional and esthetic rehabilitation of the maxillary arch, and also the long-term resistance of the denture, are a serious prosthetic challenge. An association between ball attachments, metal-casted reinforcement and masking agents for both are described, underlying their role in the treatment’s succes.<bold>Conclusion</bold>: The age and health status of the patient and the situation of the mandibular arch imposed the construction of a functional, strong and stable maxillary denture; the technique described in this article offers a good functional and esthetical result and benefits the patient, even if the implant-prosthetic therapy is not available.</abstract>

Introduction: Fracture of maxillary complete denture is a common problem for dentists and denture wearers, occurring especially when it is opposing mandibular natural teeth or fixed and implant-sustained restorations; to prevent it, various methods and materials are available.Case presentation: This case is of a patient losing his old maxillary removable partial denture due to the mobility of the frontal abutments. Considering the age of the patient and the status of the mandibular arch, completely restored and having a mix of natural teeth, fixed and implant-sustained restorations, the functional and esthetic rehabilitation of the maxillary arch, and also the long-term resistance of the denture, are a serious prosthetic challenge. An association between ball attachments, metal-casted reinforcement and masking agents for both are described, underlying their role in the treatment’s succes.Conclusion: The age and health status of the patient and the situation of the mandibular arch imposed the construction of a functional, strong and stable maxillary denture; the technique described in this article offers a good functional and esthetical result and benefits the patient, even if the implant-prosthetic therapy is not available.

Rehabilitation of maxillary arch with attachment-retained reinforced single complete denture

Acta Marisiensis - Seria Medica

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Introduction: Fracture of maxillary complete denture is a common problem for dentists and denture wearers, occurring especially when it is opposing mandibular...

Rehabilitation of maxillary arch with attachment-retained reinforced single complete denture

Published Online: Apr 13, 2022

Page range: 35 - 38

Received: Jan 16, 2022

Accepted: Mar 05, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amma-2022-0003

Keywords
single overdenture, ball attachments, metal casted mesh reinforcement

© 2022 Oana Cella Andrei et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Rehabilitation of maxillary arch with attachment-retained reinforced single complete denture

Published Online: Apr 13, 2022

Page range: 35 - 38

Received: Jan 16, 2022

Accepted: Mar 05, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amma-2022-0003

Keywordssingle overdenture, ball attachments, metal casted mesh reinforcement

© 2022 Oana Cella Andrei et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
single overdenture, ball attachments, metal casted mesh reinforcement