Currently, there are several techniques for the rehabilitation of atrophic maxillary ridges in literature. The grafting procedure using autogenous bone is considered ideal by many researchers, as it shows osteogenic capability and causes no antigenic reaction. However, this type of bone graft has some shortcomings, mainly the restricted availability of donor sites. In recent years, several alte...

INTRODUCTION  There are an estimated 30,000-40,000 new cases of cerebral palsy per year in Brazil. Motor disorders caused by cerebral palsy can lead to dysphagia as they may alter the preparatory, oral, pharyngeal, and esophageal phases. AIM To identify existing rehabilitation methods of swallowing disorders in cerebral palsy, with emphasis on the pursuit of research using the Bobath concept,...

Purpose: Reported literature has focused largely on the early management of children and young adolescents. This article describes systematic, sequential and synchronized, psychological and restorative management of an adult patient suffering from amelogenesis imperfecta with a fairly good prognosis. The focus of this report is to attribute the specific roles of various medical and dental speci...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Current theories of motor control in rehabilitation focus on how the nervous system responds to many types of external and internal constraints to execute motor behavior to accomplish a task. However, the dynamic interplay between these 2 constraints remains unclear. This study examined the impact of some aspects of internal and external constraints on motor performance i...

In fabricating a prosthetic rehabilitation, whether it consists of just a single crown or a complete-mouth reconstruction, one of the main aims of the clinician is to simplify the procedures and reduce the time necessary to integrate it into the mouth of the patient This article completes the description of the rationale behind the selection of semiadjustable articulators and of a way to transf...

BACKGROUND Young patients with early childhood caries (ECC) commonly undergo oral rehabilitation under general anaesthesia (GA), often because of problems with behaviour management. Children with a history of ECC are highly susceptible to the development of new caries, even after comprehensive oral rehabilitation. CASE REPORT The present paper reports the case of a female patient, aged 4.1 ye...

The aim of this longitudinal observational study was to evaluate the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) following patient rehabilitation with implant-retained mandibular overdentures (IMO) and to identify the contribution of the different domains to OHRQoL. The Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-EDENT), Dental Impact on Daily Living (DIDL), and Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GO...

AIM The purpose of this case report was to describe the oral rehabilitation of a 4-year-old girl presenting early childhood caries (ECC). BACKGROUND ECC is highly prevalent in developing countries and its severity increases with age. This disease implies serious consequences for the development of the stomatognathic system and for the child's quality of life. As young children are usually anx...

Background: New technologies and techniques allow us to offer better solutions for patients’ needs. Specifically, guided surgery is usually flapless, the resulting prosthetic rehabilitation often includes immediate loading. Thus, bleeding risk controlled, more comfortable procedures are performed. Guided decreases surgical risks less invasive. The aim of this article present a case osteotomy bo...

Akira Saito1*, Emiko Saito2, Yasuo Ueda1, Yoshihiro Shibukawa3, Yoshiyuki Honma4, Tomomi Takahashi4, Mariko Kimura5, Yoshinori Kuboki6 and Hiroshi kato7 1Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Division of Oral Functional Science, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Sapporo, Japan. 2Departments of Periodontology and Endodontology, Division of Oral Health Science, Hokkaido Univers...