• The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
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• v.57 no.4
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• pp.405-415
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• 2019

Excessive tooth wear can cause irreversible damage to the occlusal surface and can alter the anterior occlusal relationship by destroying the structure of the anterior teeth needed for esthetics and proper anterior guidance. The anterior deep bite is not a morbid occlusion by itself, but it may cause problems such as soft tissue trauma, opposing tooth eruption, tooth wear, and occlusal trauma if there are no stable occlusal contacts between the lower incisal edge against its upper lingual surface. The most important goal of treatment is to form stable occlusal contact in centric relation. In this case report, patients with decrease in vertical dimension and anterior deep bite due to maxillary posterior tooth loss and excessive tooth wear were treated full mouth rehabilitation with increased vertical dimension to regain the space for restoration and improve anterior occlusal relationship and esthetics. The functional and aesthetic problems of the patient could be solved by the equal intensity contact of all the teeth in centic relation (CR), anterior guidance in harmony with the functional movement, and restoration of the wear surface beyond the enamel range.

• The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
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• v.57 no.4
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• pp.382-388
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• 2019

Increased anterior teeth mastication following posterior teeth loss leads to greater anterior occlusal force. It may cause greater attrition of anterior teeth, traumatic force occlusion (TFO), also often followed by antagonist extrusion and occlusal disharmony. This clinical report describes the treatment for a 67-year-old female patient diagnosed with loss of both maxillary and left mandibular posterior teeth, severe attrition of maxillary and mandibular anterior teeth and extrusion of multiple teeth. A diagnostic cast was mounted on articular in centric relation (CR) position to evaluate vertical dimension (VD) and interspace. To provide adequate space for the prosthetic reconstructions, VD was increased by 3 mm on the anterior pin. And then diagnostic wax-up was completed upon that VD. Wax-up was converted to provisional restorations and verified in the patient's mouth and the final restorations were delivered. Clinical follow up examination held 3 months after temporary restoration owing to changes in vertical dimension revealed proper function in mastication without evidence of temporo-mandibular joint (TMJ) disorders. This clinical report presents successfully restoring severe attrition case with increasing vertical dimension resulting in satisfaction in esthetics and function.

• The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
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• v.54 no.3
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• pp.291-297
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• 2016

Patients with $Sj{\ddot{o}}gren^{\prime}s$ syndrome usually suffer from teeth discoloration and attrition due to xerostomia. If the anterior teeth are badly worn, problems such as loss of anterior guidance, occlusal disharmony, and limited space for restoration may occur. However, ideal occlusion is obtained in both centric and eccentric relation by regaining the disocclusion of the posterior teeth through the anterior and lateral guidance using twin-stage method. In this case, rehabilitation was performed for a $Sj{\ddot{o}}gren^{\prime}s$ syndrome patient with maxillary and mandibular incisor's severe attrition and teeth discoloration by using twin-stage method.

• The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.15-30
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• 1996

저작은 치아, 악골, 저작근 뿐만 아니라 근 신경계, 고위 중추까지 복합적으로 관여되는 기능적 행위이다. 저작 형태는 다양한 모양을 가지나 두 가지 전형적인 군, 즉, 전방에서 관찰 시 그 양상이 수직적이며 절단 (chopping) 운동을 하는 군과 주로 측방으로 이루어지며 연마 (grinding)를 하는 군으로 나눌 수 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 저작 형태의 차이가 교합면 마모에 미치는 영향을 조사하는 것이다. 두개 하악 관절과 저작 습관에 이상이 없으며 교합면에 수복물이 없는 치과 대학생으로 하악 운동 궤적 기록기를 이용하여 상기의 전형적인 2가지 저작 형태를 보이는 각 15명씩을 피검자로 선택하였다. 각 피검자에 대한 임상 검사를 통해 ordinal scale로 교합면 마모의 등급을 조사하여, 평균 치아 마모도와 부위에 따른 치아 마모도를 비교 조사하였다. 각 피검자에 대한 인상 채득 후 모형을 제작하고 arbitrary scale로 교합면 마모의 등급을 조사하여, 평균 치아 마모도와 부위에 따른 치아 마모도를 비교 조사하고 저작측과 비저작측 마모를 비교 조사하였으며 수평 마모면과 수직 마모면을 비교 조사하였다. 1. 평균 치아 마모도는 ordinal scale로 측정하였을 때, 절단형과 연마형간에 유의할 만한 차이가 없었다.(p >0.05) 2. 부위에 따른 치아의 마모도는 ordinal scale로 측정하였을 때, 절단형과 연마형간에 유의할 만한 차이가 없었다.(p >0.05) 3. 평균 치아 마모도는 arbitrary scale로 측정하였을 때, 절단형에 비교하여 연마형에서 높은 마모도를 보였다.(p<0.05). 4. 절단형에 비교하여 연마형은 arbitrary scale로 측정하였을 때, 구치부에서는 높은 마모도를 보였으며 전치부에서는 유의할 만한 차이가 없었다(p<0.05) 5. 구치 평균 치아 마모도와 부위에 따른 치아의 마모도는 균형측에서 절단형과 연마형간에 유의할 만한 차이를 보이지 않았다(p>0.05). 6. 전치 평균 치아 마모도와 부위에 따른 치아의 마모도는 수평 마모면과 수직 마모면 비교시, 절단형과 연마형간에 유의할 만한 차이를 보이지 않았다.(p>0.05)

• The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
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• v.58 no.4
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• pp.369-377
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• 2020

Gradual teeth wear is normal physiological progress, severe tooth wear can causes dysfunction, occlusal plane disharmony and esthetic problems. If additional space is needed for prosthetic restoration due to severe attrition, full mouth rehabilitation with increase of occlusal vertical dimension may be considered. In this case, 72 year old male patient with severe worn dentition, irregular gingival zenith and deep anterior bite was treated by full mouth rehabilitation for regaining the space for restoration, improving relationship and esthetic of anterior teeth. Provisional restoration obtained by systemic analysis, diagnosis and re-evaluation for a sufficient time was replicated to final restorations through double scanning technique using monolithic zirconia blocks. Satisfactory functional and esthetic outcomes were obtained.

• The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
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• v.58 no.2
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• pp.153-160
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• 2020

Gradual tooth wear is a natural process of aging, but pathological wear over physiologic ranges leads to functional and esthetic problems. The loss of posterior support may cause pathological wear of anterior teeth, which results in reduction of vertical dimension and disharmony of occlusal plane. To solve this problem, determination of proper vertical dimension considering centric relation is necessary. This case report presented 71-year-old male, who had the severe wear of lower anterior teeth due to loss of posterior support. By meticulous evaluation, a full mouth rehabilitation with elevation of vertical dimension was planned. After 8 months of follow-up, stable occlusal scheme is maintained and patient was satisfied with clinical outcome functionally and esthetically.

• The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
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• v.56 no.1
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• pp.40-49
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• 2018

It is reported that the causes of unaesthetic proportion of anterior teeth vary widely. Especially, when the unaesthetic tooth proportion of the mandibular incisors arises due to the wear of the anterior teeth accompanied by the compensation of the alveolar bone, it may cause serious functional and aesthetic problems. In such case, it should be considered that the evaluation of vertical dimension and tooth proportion as well as smile line, soft tissue and hard tissue morphology. And, increase of vertical dimension or clinical crown lengthening followed by prosthodontic restorations is needed to improve the interdental mesial/distal, width/length ratio considering the anterior guidance. This case report demonstrates functional and aesthetic improvements through systematic diagnosis and treatment procedures in a 48-year-old male patient with unaesthetic anterior teeth proportion because of tooth wear accompanied by the compensation of alveolar bone and defect of several central incisors due to chronic periodontitis.

• The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
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• v.50 no.3
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• pp.210-215
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• 2012

Some patients with generalized attrition and teeth discoloration may want their anterior teeth to be treated just for esthetic improvement. Ameologenesis imperfecta, however, should be considered for such patients prior to any treatment with thorough clinical and radiographic examination. If a patient is diagnosed with amelogenesis imperfecta, the treatment on anterior teeth just for esthetic purpose is not advisable. In this case, a young man with amelogenesis imperfecta was treated with metal-ceramic restorations. The patient had generalized attrition, teeth discoloration, crown fracture, and cross-bite on the left teeth. The ultimate objective of this treatment was to enhance esthetics and masticatory function. The cross-bite on the left anterior teeth was treated with restorations, whereas the reverse horizontal overlap was maintained on the posterior. The patient was satisfied with the result esthetically and functionally, and the third month recall examination revealed no pathologic changes associated with the treatment.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Esthetic Dentistry
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.53-58
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• 2007

• The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
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• v.55 no.4
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• pp.410-418
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• 2017

Amelogenesis imperfecta characterized as abnormally formed enamel is caused by a defect of unique group of genes. Patients affected by this disease might have difficulties in social and psychological aspects due to non-esthetic teeth as well as functional problems caused by enamel detachment and tooth wear from their early ages. Adult patients with amelogenesis imperfecta can be treated with full-mouth restorations, which make functional and esthetic rehabilitations of severely worn tooth. However, the anterior open bite and lack of occlusal clearance for posterior teeth restorations due to compensatory extrusion are the intervening factors in the prosthetic treatment. Therefore, the determination of anterior tooth lengths, vertical dimension, and anterior guidance should be set carefully. Recently, computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) techniques help systematic approaches and enable dentists to reduce time-consuming procedures in the diagnosis and treatment of full-mouth rehabilitation. This case report demonstrates the successful full mouth rehabilitation using a CAD/CAM system in a young adult patient with amelogenesis imperfecta and anterior open bite.