The objectives of this case report was to treat the middle aged patient with missing teeth and
mobile teeth using immediate complete denture with characterization for the aesthetic and
comfort purpose. A 38 year female patient reported with mobility of teeth as well as missing
teeth. On intra oral examination 14, 13, 12, 11, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 were the teeth
present with mobility and 16, 17 were grossly decayed in the maxillary arch and 32, 33, 34,
35, 38, 41, 42, 43, 44, were present in the mandibular arch with generalized gingival
recession, with no significant medical history, after radiographic and clinical examination
patient was diagnosed for generalized periodontitis and teeth were indicated for extraction,
but patient was not willing for extraction of the mobile teeth, as she was worried about the
esthetics. This paper describes a step-by-step approach of the different treatment phases
starting with, immediate complete denture fabrication with characterization.
Keywords: Immediate complete denture, characterization, vertical dimension, prosthesis,
Extraction
Publication date: 01/01/2023
https://ijbpas.com/pdf/2023/January/MS_IJBPAS_2023_6729.pdf
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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2023/12.1.6729
