This clinical report describes the characteristics and prosthodontic restoration of 2 young male patients with anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia. With proper care and prosthodontic treatment, the patients can enjoy a relatively normal life. It is important that the patients and their parents fully understood the dental problems related to their physiologic and psychological conditions. The need f...

UNLABELLED Recently, digital wax-up is proposed as a tool to aid prosthodontic planning. However, there are no data about the effect of prosthodontic planning on lateral occlusion scheme. OBJECTIVE This study aims to evaluate the impact of conventional and digital prosthodontic planning on lateral occlusion scheme. MATERIAL AND METHODS Dental models of 10 patients were collected. All models...

background: when provisional restorations are worn for long term period, the adhesion of bacteria becomes a primary factor in the development of periodontal diseases. the aims of this study were to evaluate the surface roughness and bacterial adhesion of four different provisional fixed prosthodontic materials. methods: ten cylindrical specimens were prepared from bis-acrylic composites (previs...

PURPOSE This study aimed to evaluate the 10-year prosthodontic outcomes with splinted and unsplinted designs for maxillary overdentures on three implants opposing mandibular two-implant overdentures. MATERIALS AND METHODS Using two similar implant systems, 40 edentulous participants with existing mandibular two-implant overdentures were randomly allocated to two prosthodontic treatment groups...

IntroductIon In case of patients with palatal insufficiency, speech and deglutition becomes arduous, thereby requiring prosthodontic rehabilitation. The prosthodontic rehabilitation of patients with acquired defects of the maxilla after surgical resection is the complete responsibility of a maxillofacial prosthodontist. He has to recreate an artificial barrier between the cavities and thus rest...

This case report describes the combined surgical, orthodontic and prosthodontic rehabilitation of an adult female patient with a previous history of follicular ameloblastoma, which was treated through partial mandibulectomy and an immediate replacement of missing bone with an autologous calvarial bone graft. Orthodontic treatment was undertaken in order to restore occlusal disturbances and obta...

The intent of this article was to analyze the potential hazards and risks involved in persons exposed to prosthodontic practice. These risks include exposure to physical and chemical hazards, dental materials, infectious environment, inappropriate working pattern and psychosocial stress. The potential harm of these hazards and its prevention is highlighted. Prosthodontists, students, dental tec...

Objectives: To evaluate the attitude and awareness of the dental students and interns toward infection control measures in prosthodontic clinic and to assess their satisfaction toward applying these measures during prosthodontic treatment. Methods: A questionnaire study was conducted among 360 fourth and fifth dental students and interns (238 males and 122 females) in November 2014 in College o...