Ectodermal dysplasia is a hereditary disorder that occurs as a consequence of disturbances in the ectoderm of the developing embryo. The triad of nail dystrophy, alopecia or hypotrichosis and palmoplantar hyperkeratosis is usually accompanied by a lack of sweat glands and a partial or complete absence of primary and/or permanent dentition. Two case reports illustrating the prosthetic rehabilita...

Zirconia has been recently introduced in prosthetic dentistry for the fabrication of crowns and fixed partial dentures, in combination with CAD/CAM techniques. Zirconia stabilized with Y2O3 has the best properties for these applications. This project aims at producing cast Zirconia blocks primarily for dental application that is more cost effective and biocompatible in comparison to the commerc...

The article touches upon the technology of basalt fiber manufacturing and prospects of its use in dental practice. Two kinds of construction using basalt fiber have been proposed. The first one is a splinting construction for mobile teeth and the second one is the reinforced base for removable plate-denture. The work presents the results of the investigation of physical and mechanical propertie...

Numerous investigations are being carried out to increase the longevity of prosthetic restorations on implants. 2–7 In earlier investigations, only implant losses and thus the losses of crowns were rated as failures. 3, 4 Clinical research activities in implant dentistry have mainly focused on implant survival, and the incidence of biologic and technical complications has been addressed only to...

Prosthetic implantation has been a prevalent surgical procedure in dentistry. Insertion of dental implant significantly changes local oral conditions and leads to the surrounding bone to remodel to a new morphology. To predict how the bone responds such a biomechanical change, finite element analysis (FEA) based remodeling simulation has proven effective. For a range of mechanical stimuli, whic...

Successful replacement of the lost teeth by means of tissueintegrated implants represents a major advance in dentistry. The bone quality and quantity available in the anterior maxilla is often variable, and commonly, there is a deficiency of bone volume. Dentoalveolar defects resulting in the loss of the maxillary anterior alveolar ridge is generally a challenge for clinicians. The aim of this ...

The utilization of oral implantology in the field of dentistry is growing at a rapid rate. Although the surgical aspect of the field has expanded into many high-profile areas (i.e., immediate implant placement, distraction Osteogenesis, and the orthodontic anchorage implant), it is the prosthetic aspect that is the most critical for long term success. More specifically, the occlusal considerati...

THE JOURNAL OF PROSTHETIC DENTISTRY 521 During abutment tooth preparation for fixed partial dentures, the presence of undesirable undercuts, due to clinical complicating factors such as poor visibility and access, frequently is observed.1 The presence of undercuts may hinder the complete seating of the cast restoration, resulting in the need to recontour the prepared tooth and make a new impres...