AIM The objective of this study was to evaluate patient satisfaction with removable prostheses and its relationship with denture quality. METHODS AND MATERIALS Sixty-seven patients who received 119 new removable prostheses over a period of one year at the College of Dentistry, King Saud University, were recalled for an interview with regard to their satisfaction with their dentures and a clin...

BACKGROUND Loss of teeth affects the individual's health. Many factors determine the need to wear a removable dental prosthesis. Due to nature of design, age and lack of awareness, prosthesis often are neglected to maintain in an aseptic condition leading to microbial contamination. This provided an impetus for the present study with the aim of determining the microbial contamination of removab...

Adresa za dopisivanje Dr Nick Polychronakis National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Dental School Division of Removable Prosthodontics Thivon 2, 11527 Athens, Greece tel i faks: +30-210-7707958 e-adresa: [email protected] Sažetak Svrha: Ovim se istraživanjem željelo istražiti retentivne elemente djelomičnih proteza (RPD) i zubne nosače kod djelomično bezubih pacijenata identifikacijom...

This study was performed to make comparative analysis of the clinical findings between the two different types of the implant-assisted removable partial dentures: removable partial dentures using implant surveyed bridge as an abutment (ISBRPD) and overdenture type of removable partial denture using implant attachment (IARPD). Implant cumulative survival rate, marginal bone resorption, probing d...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this prospective clinical study was to cephalometrically investigate the dentoalveolar and skeletal changes produced by a removable appliance with palatal crib associated with high-pull chincup therapy in children with Angle Class I anterior open-bite malocclusions. METHODS Thirty children with initial mean age of 8.61 years and mean anterior open bite of 4.01 mm were ...

OBJECTIVES To identify the retention protocols practiced by orthodontists in Saudi Arabia, and the factors affecting retainer choice.  METHODS This cross-sectional study took place between February and March of 2015 at the College of Dentistry, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. A previously tested electronic survey of 34 items was sent to all 1,200 orthodontic members of the Saudi O...

For patients with shortened dental arches, many treatment options are available. The existing situation can be maintained by stabilizing the present dentition and improving the occlusion without extending the arch. Alternatively, the shortened dental arch can be extended by either a free-end saddle removable partial denture, cantilevered fixed bridge, or by an implant-supported prosthesis. The ...