BACKGROUND The need to obtain information on the dental prosthetic treatment needs (DPTNs) of inpatients with schizophrenia is unrecognized. This study aims to assess the DPTNs of this population and investigate the association between these needs and related factors. METHODS The results of an oral health survey involving 1,103 schizophrenic adult inpatients in a long-term care institution in...

Treatment options for patients with severe attrition resulting in reduced occlusal vertical dimension are often limited to fixed prosthesis to reestablish proper occlusal vertical dimension and functional occlusion. In some cases such as when there are limited finances, minimal esthetic concerns, and medical considerations fixed prosthesis may not be the ideal treatment option. Overlay removabl...

Cantilever fixed partial dentures are defined as having one or more abutments at one end of the prosthesis while the other end is unsupported. Much controversy without documentary evidence has surrounded this prosthesis. Despite negative arguments, the cantilever prosthesis has been used extensively by the clinicians. If used nonjudiciously without following proper guidelines these might lead t...

Statement of problem: There is little information about the maintenance requirements of implant restorations. Purpose: To compare the prosthodontic maintenance requirements of screw-retained implant prosthesis versus that of telescopic overdentures after an observation period of 18 months. Materials and methods: 26 completely edentulous patients were enrolled in the study. Patients were divided...

A hybrid denture is one that is fabricated over a metal framework and retained by screws threaded into the implants. The anterior part of a mandibular hybrid denture is fixed on implants while the posterior part of the denture is extended and cantilevered from implants. This article presents the fabrication of a mandibular implant retained hybrid prosthesis. A total of four implants were placed...

AIMS The aim of the study was to evaluate and compare the oral stereognostic ability and satisfaction for fixed prosthesis in human being. MATERIALS AND METHODS The present study was carried out on 40 subjects, the purpose being to investigate the relation of oral perception to diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Two types of cast metal crowns--one had morphology closely resembling origina...

OBJECTIVE Tooth/implant supported fixed prostheses may present biomechanical design problems, as the implant is rigidly anchored within the alveolus, whereas the tooth is attached by the periodontal ligament to the bone allowing movement. Many clinicians prefer tooth/implant supported fixed prosthesis designs with rigid connectors. However, there are some doubts about the effect of attachment p...

Clinical Assistant Professor Joanna Kempler, DDS, MS Department of Endodontics, Prosthodontics and Operative Dentistry, Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, Baltimore, MD, USA. 3460 Old Washington Road, Suite 102, Waldorf, MD, 20602, USA. e-mail: [email protected] this article describes a clinical case in which a moderately compromised maxillary arch is restored with a fixed implant su...

background the long-term consequences and the activities of daily living of bilateral lower limb amputatees are not well documented. objectives our study identifies the long-term effects of bilateral lower extremity amputations on daily activities to understand how these amputees cope with their mobility assistive devices. materials and methods a total of 291 veterans of war with bilateral lowe...