Prosthetic rehabilitation in partially edentulous elders – A case report

Authors

  • Alina Monica Picos
  • Valer Donca
  • Andrei Picos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15386/cjmed-340

Keywords:

removable partial denture, prosthodontics, elderly, fixed partial denture

Abstract

Complex treatment involving  removable articulated to fixed prostheses is indicated in extended edentulous areas, which represent clinical conditions more frequently encountered in elderly patients. A number of aspects must be considered in elderly patients before starting the therapy: physical and mental condition, self-care capacity , time and cost of treatment, predictability. In institutionalized elders, suffering of systemic diseases, the therapy of choice should be the least invasive and able to restore function at an acceptable level. Active healthy elders can be beneficiaries of complex prosthetic treatments involving many long sessions and difficult treatments.

We present a case of a 74 year-old male with extended maxillary edentulous areas, in whom a complex prosthetic treatment was performed.

Author Biographies

Alina Monica Picos, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Iuliu-Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj Napoca, Romania

Prosthetic Department

Valer Donca, Faculty of Medicine, Iuliu-Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj Napoca, Romania

Geriatric Department

Andrei Picos, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Iuliu-Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj Napoca, Romania

Prosthetic Department

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Published

2014-09-19

How to Cite

1.
Picos AM, Donca V, Picos A. Prosthetic rehabilitation in partially edentulous elders – A case report. Med Pharm Rep [Internet]. 2014 Sep. 19 [cited 2025 Oct. 6];87(3):203-6. Available from: https://medpharmareports.com/index.php/mpr/article/view/340

Issue

Vol. 87 No. 3 (2014)

Section

Case Report

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