The prevalence of total tooth loss has not decreased over the past decade. This is one most common pathologies, especially among elderly. restoration functions chewing, aesthetics and speech in complete absence teeth important tasks modern dentistry. For treatment teeth, removable plate prostheses are mainly used. problem adaptation patients to them remains unresolved prostheses. There many dif...

Background: Acquiring knowledge about anatomic and geometric quantities of bones is among the most vitalparameters in orthopedic surgery that has a significant effect on the treatment of various disorders and subsequentoutcomes. The aim of this study was to obtain anthropometric information for distal femur in order to compare withsimilar dimensions of prosthesis used in total...

objectives: microtia is the most commonly seen congenital ear defect, and involves an auricular deformity either unilaterally or bilaterally. the aim of this study was to fabricate silicone prostheses for a child with bilateral microtia using an innovative technique. methods: this method involved the construction of bilateral ear prostheses using clips, which were located within the layers of t...

background hygiene and maintenance of removable prostheses are very important for the oral health. elderly patients are not capable of this affair since they might have diseases in addition to being old; thus, they require new alternative methods. objectives the purpose of this study was to compare the disinfecting effects of three substances, water, normal saline and denture cleaning tablets c...

BACKGROUND Immediate-function Brånemark System implants (Nobel Biocare AB, Gothenburg, Sweden) have become an accepted alternative for fixed restorations in edentulous mandibles, based on documented high success rates. Continuous development is ongoing to find simple protocols for their use. PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to develop and document a simple, safe, and effective surgical a...

BACKGROUND Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance is often used to evaluate patients after heart valve replacement. This study systematically analyses the influence of heart valve prostheses on phase contrast measurements in a phantom trial. METHODS Two biological and one mechanical aortic valve prostheses were integrated in a flow phantom. B0 maps and phase contrast measurements were acquired at ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE There is no consensus regarding the clinical relevance of gender-specific prostheses in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). We summarize the current best evidence in a comparison of clinical and radiographic outcomes between gender-specific prostheses and standard unisex prostheses in female patients. METHODS We used the PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, Science Citation Index, and Sc...

Forty-three (43) trans-tibial prostheses with a mean period of use of 33 months were evaluated in terms of utilisation and durability. The majority of the prostheses (80%) were worn by amputees with demanding occupations, such as farmers, fishermen and tradesmen. The prostheses were in use approximately 9 hours per day. No major or frequent breakdowns of the polypropylene prosthetic components ...

The purpose of this article is to classify the types telescopic prostheses that protect natural teeth as an alternative traditional removable prostheses, and explain their advantages, disadvantages, indications clinical significance in order minimize problems dentures. Telescopic consist inner (primary) crown permanently cemented abutment outer (secondary) attached prosthesis. Primary crowns fr...

The objective of the current study was to assess a low-cost, noninvasive facial morphometric digitizer to assist the practitioner in three-dimensional soft-tissue changes before and after oral rehabilitation. Twenty-two patients aged 45 to 82 years, all with edentulous maxilla and mandible, were assessed both before and after receiving their definitive complete implant-supported prostheses (eac...