Osteonecrosis of the jaws following the use of bisphosphonate drugs has been reported in the literature. Presently, there is limited evidence to establish guidelines for the prosthodontic management of patients with active osteonecrosis, a history of osteonecrosis, or medical history of using these medications. This clinical report reviews the current literature regarding bisphosphonate use, an...

Dental and dental personnel’s are constantly exposed to a number of specific occupational hazards. This article analyze the potential hazards and various risks involved in persons exposed to prosthodontic practice mainly prosthodontist and the laboratory technicians. These risks include exposure to chemical, physical hazards, infectious environment, psychosocial hazards and various others. Pers...

the effects of closely adapting a prefabricated fiber to the post space remain unknown. the purpose of this study was to quantify the microleakages of a custom adapted fiber-reinforced post, a prefabricated quartz fiber post and a cast post using nondestructive methods.sixty-five extracted human premolars were endodontically treated and randomly divided into three groups (n=15), which were rest...

BACKGROUND Prosthodontic treatment of children with genetic disorders is an area that is rarely examined in the current specialist literature. Few prosthodontists will undertake treatment of such patients, who will more often be referred to an orthodontic specialist. After examining the 4 cases of children with genetic disorders described in this paper, it can be concluded that when a prosthodo...

Studies on self-perception have demonstrated that tooth loss is associated with esthetic, functional, psychological and social impacts for individuals. However, not all subjects seek treatment immediately after tooth loss, even when desire for replacement is strongly expressed. The aim of this study was to evaluate the perception of patients submitted to tooth extraction about factors associate...

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the incidence of denture repairs in different districts of Croatia through the year of 2002. and to analyse the percentage of different repairs (relinings, simple repairs up to 2 elements and complicated repairs-more than 2 elements) in relation to prosthodontic teams. Data on the number of dentures, and the number and types of denture repairs delivered ...

The aim of the study was to determine the number and the type of the occlusal contacts (strong, weak) with respect to the type of the prosthodontic appliance (fixed, removable, combined fixed-removable) and with respect to the Eichner classification in patients with their appliances being in a good function for a long time. The aim of the study was also to determine the number and the type of t...

Ectodermal dysplasia is a hereditary disease characterized by congenital dysplasia of one or more ectodermal structure and other accessory appendages. The oral manifestations are anodontia and poor bony foundation which impairs both esthetic as well as the masticatory function. The prosthodontic management of patients with such dysplastic condition necessitates a multidisciplinary approach. Thi...

Careful management of the occlusion is necessary for successful prosthodontic treatment. A reorganized occlusal approach requires a more accurate registration of the desired jaw position, and where it is difficult to achieve this, an occlusal splint is indicated. This clinical report documents a 60-year-old man with a Prosthodontic Diagnostic Index Class IV dentition, who prior to a full-mouth ...

The number o f patients in the Witwatersrand-Vaal area, requiring maxillofacial prosthodontic treatment has in­ creased rapidly in the past few years. In order to deter­ mine the future manpower needs a questionnaire was sent to 306 medical and dental specialists, and speech ther­ apists who practised in the Witwatersrand-Vaal area. The results o f this study showed that the projected increase ...