Oral rehabilitation of patient with chronic periodontitus

This Text is brought to you for free and open access by the Faculty of Health & Wellness Sciences at Digital Knowledge. It has been accepted for inclusion in Tygerberg Dental Sciences by an authorized administrator of Digital Knowledge.The patient is a 45 year-old male who was diagnosed with chronic periodontitis. The periodontal disease caused tooth mobility which resulted in tooth loss. The patient had previously undergone partial extraction of tooth structure in the maxillary arch and full extraction of tooth structure in the mandibular arch. Subsequent to extraction, an immediate denture was made to aid as a bandage and to temporarily restore function and aesthetics. The condition of the patient’s periodontium was improved and he subsequently had a maxillary and mandibular prosthesis fabricated to restore function and aesthetics