Abstract

Atanas Shukov, Dusanka Stefanovic and Budima Pejkovska Shahpaska*

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Every patient must be meticulously treated especially when they are at a specific age, have certain Skeletal Classes by Angle and have prosthetic indication for their treatment. Case report: The aim of this study is to represent a dental prosthetic rehabilitation of a patient with Skeletal Class III by Angle and partial edentulism and the five year experience from that treatment. For the purpose of this study, a young adult patient with Skeletal Class III by Angle was analyzed, rehabilitated and treated for the preparation of his teeth and manufacturing of a prosthetic dental bridge. After detailed analysis with paraclinical examinations, clinical examinations, photographs, studio models and individual articulators, a detailed prosthetic plan was conducted. After the preprosthetic rehabilitation the patient was treated with circular dental bridge with restauration of the anterioposterior position of his bite. The patient was followed in a period of time of five years. The method for rehabilitation (sometimes multidisplinatory-orthodontic, maxillofacial surgery, prosthetic) of a certain Skeletal Class by Angle is well known by therapists worldwide. Conclusion: Besides different treatment modalities, the present individual situation of the patient with Skeletal Class III by Angle and partial edentulism also the patients age and expectations, gave us a five year experience of his dental prosthetic rehabilitation. The overall prosthetic treatment plan has shown satisfactory in the five year follow upo, on the mutual satisfaction on both the patient and the dental prosthetic team.