STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Intraoral scanners have been reported to have limited accuracy in edentulous areas. Large amounts of mobile tissue and the lack of obvious anatomic landmarks make it difficult to acquire a precise digital impression of an edentulous area with an intraoral scanner. PURPOSE The purpose of this in vitro study was to determine the effect of an artificial landmark on a long ed...

Standard, cylindrical abutments were initially used in the treatment of edentulous and partially edentulous patients. These abutments were not designed to simulate the natural emergence profiles of individual teeth. Custom abutments were often the treatment of choice for partially edentulous patients and were successful in replicating the emergence profiles of missing natural teeth. One of the ...

A significant number of edentulous patients with complex treatment needs are seen in private practice and faculties of dentistry. The American College of Prosthodontists has developed a classification system for complete edentulism that can be used to guide overall treatment planning and management of patients with complete dentures. The system focuses on specific diagnostic variables and uses ...

Immediate loading of titanium implants intended to become osseointegrated has peaked the interest of many clinicians and researchers. The evolution from the traditional 2-stage protocol, originally developed by Per Ingvar Brånemark, has provided exceptionally excellent results over the past two decades. However, patients’ desires and needs have also traditionally encouraged clinicians and resea...

The oral mucosa of the edentulous ridges presents many morphological macroscopic and microscopic variations, from one area of the edentulous ridge to another, as well as from one patient to another. Because the mobile prosthetic treatment realizes a direct contact between the dental prosthesis and the mucosa of the denture supporting structures and of the peripheral structures, the prosthetic s...

Studies on self-perception have demonstrated that tooth loss is associated with esthetic, functional, psychological and social impacts for individuals. However, not all subjects seek treatment immediately after tooth loss, even when desire for replacement is strongly expressed. The aim of this study was to evaluate the perception of patients submitted to tooth extraction about factors associate...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to obtain statistical data on the residual bone height at different natural tooth positions by panoramic radiography in edentulous Korean patients aged 60-90 years. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study included the diagnostic panoramic radiographs of 180 randomly selected edentulous patients without systemic diseases affecting bone. The radiographic selection crit...

PURPOSE This article describes the surgical technique for implant treatment in severely resorbed edentulous maxillae without any alveolar reconstruction before or combined with implant placement. PATIENTS AND MATERIAL Fifteen patients with severely resorbed edentulous maxillae were treated with osseointegrated implants and fixed dental prostheses. All patients were initially considered to be ...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of edentulism in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study patients' were selected from the Gaziantep University Sleep Clinic and Orthodontic Department archives between the years of 2009 and 2011. Study groups were determined according to age and edentulism, and the overall study popul...