Patient care is of the utmost importance in the hospital setting. Bedrest and immobility during hospitalization, especially in the surgical and intensive care setting, place the patient at high risk for pressure ulcers. It is very important to prevent or notice a pressure ulcer forming due to the significant health care costs involved and patient health associated with them. Various measures ar...

INTRODUCTION An accurate and passive fit of implant framework prosthesis, as well as the successful surgical operation is suggested as one of the critical requirements for long-term implant success. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this in vitro study was to evaluate the accuracy of the master cast using open tray impression technique with conventional and novel splinting materials. METHODOLOGY A m...

Because of the increasing trend of body contour enhancements with injections, implants, and fillers, clinicians should be on high alert for the possibility of silicone-induced hypercalcemia as one of the differential diagnoses in a patient with history of silicone use. Hypercalcemia as a result of silicone injections has been reported, and there is concern that there will be more cases given th...

AIM Relating the marginal fit of the castings, to the accuracy of the impression produced using laminated hydrocolloid impression technique, alginate and double-mixed polyvinyl siloxane. Basic objective of the study is to check the feasibility of the use of laminated hydrocolloid impression technique in the fixed partial denture. MATERIALS AND METHODS The precisely machined metal die was desi...

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Success rates for making fixed prosthodontic impressions based on material and tray selection are not known. PURPOSE The purpose of this clinical study was to compare first impression success rates for 2 types of impression material and 2 impression tray systems. MATERIAL AND METHODS Dual-viscosity impressions were made with a vinyl polysiloxane (VPS) (Aquasil Ultra Mon...

The technician by virtue of his profession plays an important role in fabricating silicone tongue prosthesis for a total glossectomy patient. The technician, with his skills and specialized knowledge in handling material, plays a valuable role as a member of the oncology team. A patient with total glossectomy can be rehabilitated by silicone tongue prosthesis as an aid to improve his speech and...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of dimensional stability of splinting material on the accuracy of master casts. MATERIALS AND METHODS A stainless steel metal model with 6 implants embedded was used as a master model. Implant level impressions were made after square impression copings were splinted using 5 different techniques as follows. (1) Splinted with autopolymeri...

We present a case in which intraocular silicone injection for complex retinal detachment resulted in migration and distribution of silicone along the intracranial visual pathway, and ultimately throughout the ventricular system. Misinterpretation of this material as intracranial hemorrhage on outside computed tomography imaging delayed emergent repair of a Type A aortic dissection until the dia...

purpose : to compare the cosmetic and functional results of frontalis sling procedure using silicone rod with polytetrafluoroethylene (ptose-up) in congenital ptosis with poor levator function (lf) methods : in a prospective randomized study, 90 eyes of 66 patients with congenital ptosis that underwent frontalis suspension surgery [31 patients (18 unilateral, 13 bilateral cases) using a silicon...