PROSTHODONTIC REHABILITAT...

A 23-year-old female patient with nonsyndromic oligodontia presented to the prosthodontic clinic with the primary complaint of speech impairment, mastication, and an unesthetic appearance due to a lack of mastication of a set of teeth. The patient's dental history revealed that he had previously received orthodontic treatment to repair his misaligned and widely spaced teeth. There were no linked systemic abnormalities or diseases in the patient's medical history. Extra-oral examination revealed a flat face profile and decreased lower facial height. At closure, the nasolabial angle was normal, and the lower lip was full and somewhat protruded compared to the upper lip. When the lips were closed, a deep mentolabial sulcus was seen, and enhanced mentalis muscle activity was visible in the skin above the chin. During the intraoral examination, undersized conical teeth, decreased occlusal vertical dimension, deep anterior overbite, and underdeveloped alveolar ridges were discovered (Fig.1a, b, and c). In addition, Crossbite was visible on the right first premolar area (Fig.1c). According to the clinical evaluation, the occlusal relationship corresponded to Angel's Class I. The maxillary lateral incisors, maxillary second molars, mandibular central and lateral incisors, and mandibular second molars were all congenitally lacking teeth.