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Composite Materials Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, University of Patras, Patras 26500, Greece. School of Dentistry, Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, University of Athens, Greece. School of Mechanical Engineering, ATEI of Thessaly, Larisa, Thessalia, Greece. Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, Laboratory of Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineerin...

Patients with cleft palate undergo various problems. The management of these patients by prosthesis has been a challenge for many years. Rehabilitation with prosthetic treatment helps patient psychologically to increases their selfesteem, and work to lead a normal life. A basic knowledge on managing these patients makes prosthodontist better equipped in handling emergencies if they arise. Hence...

Prosthodontics represents a highly developed body of knowledge and skill that spans multiple disciplines. Numerous studies can be cited that address biologic, mechanical, or materials science factors that influence decisions about patient care. On a daily basis as clinicians, teachers, or patients, we experience an interplay of social, economic, and psychologic conditions that similarly influen...

BACKGROUND The graduating dentist should be trained in providing treatment utilizing the interdisciplinary approach because of the rapid advancements and increase in patient expectations, which demands for collaboration between the different specialists. PURPOSE A pilot study was undertaken with an aim to assess the perception and knowledge of dental interns toward interdepartmental coordinat...

Implant prosthodontics will become straightforward if the fixture position and angulation are ideal. But the prosthetic treatment may be complicated by component and framework breakage, inadequate tissue support, poor implant position and angulation. Complications during maintenance of implant supported prostheses have considerable clinical and laboratory implications. It is important for the p...

A 16-year-old woman with congenitally missing permanent mandibular second premolars and central incisors presented for treatment. The prosthodontic treatment consisted of placing 2 internal tri-lobed narrow platform implants in the mandibular second premolar spaces, along with zirconium abutments and all-ceramic crowns. A 4-unit zirconium fixed partial denture was fabricated to restore the miss...