Safe and Ultraconservative Rehabilitation of Worn Teeth Patients: How Sectional Clear Aligners May Enhance the Prosthetic Treatment Plan

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Clinical workflow for an occlusal vertical dimension increase in a patient showing worn dentition. ((a) and (b)) Pre-operative intra-oral occlusal photographs showing signs of cervical abrasion/erosion, slight misalignment in the upper anterior, and mild crowding in the lower-anterior areas: aesthetics appears negatively affected. (c) Panoramic X-ray image showing the pre-operative initial condition. (d) A pre-operative temporomandibular joint (TMJ MRI) scan was taken, with the patient in maximum intercuspation, showing healthy and balanced condyle–disc–fossa relationship both on the left and right side. (e) A second TMJ MRI scan was taken with patient dressing resin posterior fixed splints in order to check the TMJ status in the new mandibular position.

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