The patient in the case presented had successfully used a maxillary overdenture for more than three decades. However, the time had come for the prosthetic appliance to be replaced. This case, which involved the use of a titanium understructure that was designed and fabricated using CAD/CAM technology, illustrates how far dentistry has come since the patient first presented to the clinician some...

A critical problem in the decision making process for dental prosthodontic treatment is the lack of reliable clinical parameters. This review discusses the limits of traditional normative treatment and presents guidelines for clinical decision making. There is a need to incorporate a sociodental approach to help determine patient's needs. Adoption of the evidence-based clinical practice model i...

Although many prosthetic materials exist for fabrication of implant-supported telescopic overdentures, available materials have not been thoroughly evaluated from a functional standpoint. This case report describes the use of polyaryletherketone (PAEK) based polymer for an implant-supported telescopic overdenture, a seldom used material in dentistry. This material is lighter than traditional ma...

The use of intraosseous dental implants is one the most distinctive features modern dentistry. Implant-based prosthetic constructions are more physiological in comparison with traditional techniques, since they transfer chewing load directly to alveolar bone jaw, besides, do not require preparation neighboring teeth. Therefore, it surprising that recent years, their has become quite well known ...

Tzvetelina Gueorgieva1, Maria Dencheva2, Julia Kamenoff3, Vasil Kalchinov1, Margarita Vasileva4 1) Department of Conservative dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, 2) Department of Imaging and oral diagnosis, Faculty of Dental Medicine, 3) Department of Prosthetic dental medicine, Faculty of Dental Medicine, 4) Student in Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University Sofia, Bulgaria Journal o...

BACKGROUND Implants that can be used in the prosthetic rehabilitation of full and partial edentulous patients are now frequently used due to advances in dentistry. Despite advanced methods of applications, failures and complications can still be seen. The aim of our study was to evaluate clinical prosthetic values and complications that occurred during 4-year follow-up in implant-supported rest...

INTRODUCTION Photodynamic therapy is a topical treatment of pathogens that involves the use of a photoactive dye (photosensitizer), which is non-toxic when not exposed to light and activated by light of a specific wavelength in the presence of oxygen. The highly cytotoxic oxygen species generated by the induced photophysical processes inactivate the pathogenic cells. The PURPOSE of this study w...

INTRODUCTION Restorative dental treatment of patients with a generalized form of amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) remains a challenge even today. The treatment approach is multidisciplinary and includes action of several dental disciplines such as restorative, orthodontic, and prosthetic dental specialties. CASE REPORT A 18-year-old female patent was referred to the Department of Restorative Dent...