MGDS log diary: the reorganised occlusion. Member in General Dental Surgery

This article describes the restorative treatment of a 49-year-old woman whose lower anterior teeth had over-erupted, reducing the space available for a denture. Areas of the acrylic resin had fractured off her upper cobalt/chromium denture. The treatment plan and a variety of the treatment planning options are discussed. The initial treatment provided included an upper bite-raising appliance and routine periodontal and restorative treatment. This was followed by full coronal coverage of 6, 4 and 6 incorporating rest seat preparations and guide planes and the provision of the definitive cobalt/chromium overdenture. The article concludes with a discussion of the aims, objectives and prognosis of the treatment provided.