Olkun, Abdullah YaşarÖzkan, Yiğit AlpAlbayrak, Berkman2026-04-302026-04-302025Olkun, A. Y., Özkan, Y. A., & Albayrak, B. (2025). Digitally planned prosthetic rehabilitation of a patient with inadequate interocclusal space. M. Özcan (Ed.), Abstracts from the 48th Annual Conference of the European Prosthodontic Association (EPA) 11th - 13th September 2025 Cappadocia, Turkey Poster Presentations, (p. 24), Cappadocia, Dennis Barber Journals.2396-88930965-7452https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13055/1453Introductıon: In cases where missing teeth are not replaced for a long time, the opposing teeth may come into supra-occlusion and this can make the prosthetic rehabilitation to be applied quite difficult. Digital wax-up enables planning a predictable treatment for patients and to perform rehabilitation in the appropriate vertical dimension. Case Description: A 46-year-old male patient with moderate periodontal health who had lost his centric stop due to posterior tooth loss applied to our clinic for prosthetic treatment. During the clinical examination, it was noticed that the antagonist teeth had erupted over time and deep-bite had occurred because the missing teeth was not replaced. Both digital and conventional impressions were made and the diagnostic casts with face-bow registration were transferred to a semi-adjustable articulator. Then, it was planned to increase the vertical dimension by 3 mm and to provide sufficient interocclusal distance by extracting the right maxillary second molar and the left mandibular first and second molars. Accordingly, digital wax-up was prepared on the anterior teeth and a 3D-printed wax-up with denture bases was prepared for the posterior teeth. After the aesthetic and functional analyses were performed, anterior teeth were prepared in the guidance of mock-up and silicone indexes to ensure obtaining sufficient clearance. The maxillary arch was rehabilitated with 3 separate metal-ceramic fixed partial denture and the mandibular jaw was rehabilitated with a single 9-unit fixed partial denture. By increasing the vertical dimension and obtaining sufficient interocclusal distance, posterior edentulous areas were also rehabilitated with removable partial dentures. Discussion: In cases where prosthetic planning and predict both aesthetics and function after treatment are difficult, more precise treatment plans can be offered to patients by performing digital design prior to any intervention. In this case, a predictable rehabilitation was achieved by increasing the vertical dimension thanks to digital wax-up.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess3D PrintingDigital Wax-UpProsthetic RehabilitationVertical Dimension IncreaseDeep BiteConference Object2424Q3Q1