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Fabricating retrofit crowns to an existing removable partial denture by CAD-CAM: a case report

CAD-CAM을 이용한 RPD 지대치의 retrofit crown 제작 증례

  • Hyuksoon Lee (Department of Prosthodontics, Veterans Health Service Medical Center) ;
  • Seong-A Kim (Department of Prosthodontics, Veterans Health Service Medical Center) ;
  • Joo-Hyuk Bang (Department of Prosthodontics, Veterans Health Service Medical Center) ;
  • Sung Yong Kim (Department of Prosthodontics, Veterans Health Service Medical Center) ;
  • Hee-Won Jang (Department of Prosthodontics, Veterans Health Service Medical Center) ;
  • Keun-Woo Lee (Department of Prosthodontics, Veterans Health Service Medical Center) ;
  • Yong-Sang Lee (Department of Prosthodontics, Veterans Health Service Medical Center)
  • Received : 2023.10.05
  • Accepted : 2023.11.02
  • Published : 2024.04.30

Abstract

Removable partial denture wearers are exposed to the risks that remaining teeth get damaged by caries, attritions, erosion, and fracture. In the case of damaged abutment tooth which should fit to Removable partial denture (RPD), the fabrication of surveyed crown is followed by the making of RPD. However, making new denture takes a long time, and needs several processes and costs. Also, patients should get used to new denture. If other abutment teeth and edentulous ridges provide the existing denture with support, retention, and stability, use of existing denture is considered clinically acceptable. In this situation, fabricating retrofit crowns to an existing removable partial denture makes patient use existing denture, cuts costs, and reduces discomfort. In this case, severely worn teeth were restored using monolithic zirconia crown which fit to an existing removable partial denture by CAD-CAM. Moreover, support, retention, and stability of the denture were improved, and both doctor and patient were satisfied with the result.

가철성 국소의치를 사용하는 환자의 잔존 치아가 우식, 마모, 부식, 파절 등의 이유로 보철 수복이 필요한 경우가 있다. 가철성 국소의치의 구조물과 접촉하는 부분이 많은 지대치의 보철 수복이 필요한 경우, 서베이드 크라운을 제작 후 가철성 국소의치를 새로 제작하는 것이 통상적인 방법이다. 이럴 경우, 환자가 적응하기까지 오랜 시간이 걸리고, 시간적, 경제적 비용이 발생한다. 한편, 손상된 치아 외에 구강 내 다른 부분에서 가철성 국소의치의 지지, 유지 및 안정을 일부분 제공하는 경우 기존 국소의치의 사용은 임상적으로 양호하다. 이 때 기존 국소의치를 유지하면서 해당 치아를 보철 수복한다면, 환자는 불편과 비용을 줄이면서 기존 가철성 국소의치를 사용할 수 있다. 이처럼 국소의치에 맞추어 보철을 제작하는 retrofit crown 제작과정에서 Computer Aided Design-Computer Aided Manufacturing(CAD-CAM)의 발전과 지르코니아의 물리적 성질이 개선되면서 디지털 방식이 적용되고 있다. 본 증례는 하악에서 가철성 국소의치를 사용하는 환자의 지대치가 심하게 마모되어 국소의치에 맞추어 지르코니아 크라운을 제작한 케이스로, 환자와 술자 모두 만족하는 결과를 얻었기에 본 증례를 보고하는 바이다.

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