Reabilitação protética como mecanismo de recuperação da qualidade de vida do paciente.

Abstract

Changes in dental color and shape are noticed by the patients themselves, usually female, and lead to important caveats in terms of smile aesthetics. Rehabilitation consists of restoring form, function and esthetics, with the use of all-ceramic crowns being common for this purpose. Among the most suitable ceramic materials there is the lithium disilicate for its better esthetics, mechanical-functional maintenance and biological performance. The clinical case report of an aesthetic rehabilitation with fixed prostheses is important because there are few studies that associate it with the patient's quality of life. What is known is the convenience of using these prostheses to improve quality of life, because patients are able to perceive and evaluate their benefits. The objective of this work is to show, through a clinical case report, the impact of a dental rehabilitation on the quality of life of a patient at the Dentistry Clinic from the University of Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC). The case reported was developed in the Fixed Prosthodontics course from 2020 to January 2021. The patient was unsatisfied with the color and shape of her upper incisor teeth, which was proposed to be rehabilitated with four lithium disilicate ceramic crowns (e.max®). After the treatment was finished, the case was followed up, along with a qualitative interview to assess the impact of rehabilitation on the patient's life. It was possible to conclude that aesthetic rehabilitation impacted positively the patient's quality of life due to the repercussion also on her self-esteem. The choice of ceramic material, technique for making the crowns and the patient's participation were important in the esthetics result obtained, in which an improvement in the color and shape of the teeth were noticed.