Ectodermal dysplasia is described as heritable conditions that involve anomalies of structures derived from the ectoderm, including hypodontia. In the cases of edentulous young patients, who did not finish their craniofacial growth, treatment with conventional complete denture is a suitable alternative. The aim of this study was to report a case of mandibular edentulism treated with conventiona...

OBJECTIVE To describe the distribution of edentulism and estimate the prevalence of functional dentition and shortened dental arch among elderly population. METHODS A population-based epidemiological study was carried out with a sample of 5,349 respondents aged 65 to 74 years obtained from the 2002 and 2003 Brazilian Ministry of Health/Division of Oral Health survey database. The following va...

Traditional approaches for salvaging peri-odontally involved teeth have faced the test of whether or not the treatment modalities can guarantee tooth survival for more than a couple of decades. This challenge stems from the most recent encouraging reports of a success rate of over 15 years of implant therapy to treat partial edentulism. The main criticism of traditional periodontal therapy targ...

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Many dental clinicians are concerned about immediate loading of inserted implants. However, there have been few clinical studies surveying the success rates of immediate loading, based on Korean implant systems. PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of immediate functional loading of the implant (SinusQuick™ EB, Neobiotech Co., Seoul, Korea) in partial...

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Clinical data regarding newly introduced laser-sintered removable partial dentures (RPDs) are needed before this technique can be recommended. Currently, only a few clinical reports have been published, with no clinical studies. PURPOSE This clinical trial compared short-term satisfaction in patients wearing RPDs fabricated with conventional or computer-aided design and c...

PURPOSE This study was undertaken to assess the predictive usefulness of preoperative bone density, as measured by computed tomography (CT), and the intraoperative implant stability measures of insertion torque (IT), Periotest values (PTV), and resonance frequency analysis (ie, implant stability quotient [ISQ]) toward developing an algorithm for successful immediate loading, one-step exposure, ...

Objective. The aim of this case report was to document a implant associated central giant cell granuloma (CGCG) and review the literature on intrabony lesions. CGCG is most common in females usually seen mandible from anterior posterior. Based its clinical, radiological, histological findings, it can be classified as aggressive non-aggressive forms. Trauma considered major etiological factor fo...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the mean number of missing teeth, lack of functional dentition and total tooth loss (edentulism) among adolescents, adults and the elderly in Brazil, comparing the results with those of 2003. METHODS Data from 5,445 adolescents aged 15-19, 9,779 adults aged 35-44 and 7,619 elderly individuals aged 65-74, participants in the Brazilian Oral Health Survey (SBBrasil) 2010, w...