The dental literature supports the many benefits of dental implant-supported prostheses for the fully edentulous arch.1 These benefits include increased chewing ability, bone preservation, sharpened phonetics, and an improved psychological outlook for an edentulous patient. Treatment planning for dental implants is a multidisciplinary process that takes into account many areas of dentistry and ...

Ectodermal Dysplasia is a hereditary disorder commonly associated with trichodysplasia (abnormal hair), onchodysplasia nails), dyshidrosis or missing sweat glands) and abnormal dentition. Due to ectodermal dysplasia, for missing, abnormally shaped, mal-positioned teeth, wide range of prosthetic options are available oral rehabilitation. This case report represents prosthodontic rehabilitation c...

The complexity of rehabilitation for totally edentulous patients makes it necessary to devise treatment strategies that meet the patients' expectations in terms of function, esthetic, psychological, and social aspects. The aim of this study was to i) compare the satisfaction of edentulous patients who had been rehabilitated with implant-supported overdentures and fixed prostheses in the mandibl...

The prevalence of the elderly population, as well as life expectancy, increased in the final decades of the 20th century, as described in the World Health Organization 2004 Annual Report. The edentulous condition therefore has a negative impact on the oral health-related quality of life. Patients wearing complete dentures for many years infact, and especially in the mandible, are often unsatisf...

PATIENT A patient visited our hospital for fabrication of functional complete dentures to resolve masticatory disturbance. The case was diagnosed as edentulous jaws with inadequate mandibular position and movement. Therefore, new complete dentures were fabricated and set without reference to the old dentures. DISCUSSION For the diagnosis, clinical treatment and recall, each objective examinat...

The prosthetic rehabilitation of patients with an edentulous maxilla opposing mandibular anterior natural teeth is one of the most challenging situations that a clinician encounters. Occlusal forces from the opposing natural teeth may cause fractures in the maxillary prosthesis and also result in residual ridge resorption of the edentulous maxilla. Prosthodontists try overcoming this Combinatio...

Altered vertical dimension can have a detrimental effect on the functional integrity of dental arches and the associated structures as well as on the aesthetics of the patient. This paper presents the prosthodontic management where aim was to regain the lost vertical dimension in a partially edentulous patient with mutilated anterior dentition. The treatment involved use of both fixed and remov...

The technician by virtue of his profession plays an important role in fabricating silicone tongue prosthesis for a total glossectomy patient. The technician, with his skills and specialized knowledge in handling material, plays a valuable role as a member of the oncology team. A patient with total glossectomy can be rehabilitated by silicone tongue prosthesis as an aid to improve his speech and...