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Preoperative view: complete edentulous arches.
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Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, VSPM Dental College and Research Centre, Nagpur with the chief complaint of worn out denture occlusal surfaces and difficulty in mastication (Figure 1). Detailed medical and dental history revealed that the patient was suffering from neuromuscular disorder (differential diagnosis-trigeminal myoclonus) resulting in repetitive episodes of cyclic, involuntary, and uncoordinated brisk jaw movements.
Wear of prosthetic denture teeth leading to difficulty in mastication.
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Oral manifestations showed severe wear of occlusal surface of prosthetic teeth (Figures 2(a) and 2(b)).
Custom metal occlusal surfaces for acrylic resin denture teeth.
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Prosthesis was processed, finished, and polished following laboratory remount procedure (Figure 3).
Postoperative intraoral view: denture insertion with metal occlusal surfaces on posterior teeth.
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Denture insertion was done following the necessary clinical remount procedure (Figure 4).
Postoperative extraoral view.
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Denture provided the effective services to the patient satisfaction (Figure 5).