Periodontal Treatment Followed with Metal Frame Partial Denture For Support Periodontal Health: Two Case Report

Abstract

A removable partial denture is a definitive prosthesis used in dentistry for decades to rehabilitate partially edentulous patients. Metal frame partial dentures can also function as permanent splints if the remaining periodontal tissue is compromised. Case Report: The first case was a 47-year-old woman complaining of loose lower front teeth. An intraoral examination showed that the anterior teeth had degree 2 mobility. Clinical diagnosis of generalized periodontitis stage III grade C. The patient admitted that she wanted to keep her tooth. In the second instance, a 38-year-old male complained of loss of the upper front tooth. Based on intraoral examination showed that the anterior teeth of the upper teeth had degree 2 mobility. Clinical diagnosis of generalized periodontitis stage III grade B. Case Management: In these two cases, mechanical debridement, splinting temporary, and flap surgery were held in phase I, and phase II, and maintenance therapy was carried out; after being evaluated, metal frame partial dentures were used as splints permanently according to the indication for each case. Discussion: Providing comfortable and useful removable partial dentures requires diagnosis, planning, and following a periodontal treatment sequence to avoid harm to the compromised periodontal tissues. Conclusion: After all periodontal treatment, permanent splints with metal frame dentures can stabilize the periodontal tissue. Removable partial dentures with metal frames are the best option to preserve the remaining natural teeth.