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Preoperative extraoral view.
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Clinical examination revealed severely worn anterior and posterior teeth (Figures 1 and 2).
Preoperative intraoral view.
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Clinical examination revealed severely worn anterior and posterior teeth (Figures 1 and 2).
Facebow transfer.
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The patient's casts were mounted on a semiadjustable articulator (Bio-art model A7, Brazil) using facebow record and the centric relation record (Figure 3).
Restoration of vertical dimension on articulator.
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The new VDO was set by 3-4 mm increase in incisal guidance pin of the articulator (Figure 4).
Occlusal splint in place.
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Occlusal splint was fabricated with the new VD and was designed to offer bilateral contacts of posterior teeth in centric relation (Figure 5).
Diagnostic wax-up.
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 Diagnostic wax-up was performed at the restored VD (Figure 6).
Provisional restorations were placed.
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The provisional restorations were fabricated using putty index by the indirect technique, it was finished and corrected for occlusal interferences and luted with eugenol free temporary luting cement (Figure 7). 
Definitive restoration.
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The final restorations were fabricated and cemented with FugiCEM cement (Figure 8).