From immediate prostheses to overdentures: Case report

Resumen

The present article purports a description of laboratory and clinical procedures used to rehabilitate a partially maxillary and mandibular edentulous patient. Treatment was divided into two phases. The fi rst phase encompassed the insertion of an immediate maxillary total prosthesis as well as an immediate mandibular overdenture with balanced occlusal scheme. Once the patient’s tissues were stabilized, the second phase of the treatment was undertaken: immediate prostheses were exchanged for a conventional maxillary denture as well as an tooth-supported overdenture retained by root-axial stud-type devices. In this second phase, the immediate prostheses’ anterior guide was reproduced and a lingualized occlusal scheme was used. Described procedures allowed the decrease of clinical and laboratory time without endangering the quality of the fi nal rehabilitation.