Corresponding author: Dr.Ranjana Balla ,Post Graduate Student, Department of Prosthodontics and crown& Bridge, Maharaja Ganga Singh Dental College and Research Centre, Sriganaganagar. This article may be cited as:Khokhar R, Sudan R, Gupta HAssessment of periodontal health of Abutment teeth supporting Removable Partial dentures: A Retrospective study. HECS Int J Com Health and Med Res 2017;3(3):...

Galway, Ireland Biomechanical Stimulation for Soft Tissue Simulation in vitro Stephanie H. Mathes, Lorenz Wohlwend, Lorenz Uebersax, Daniel Thoma, Roger von Mentlen, Ursula Graf-Hausner Corresponding Author: [email protected] ZHAW, ICBC, Wädenswil/ZH, CH, and Geistlich Biomaterials, Wolhusen/LU, CH, and University of Zurich, Clinic for Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics and Dental Materi...

Background: Pre-clinical removable prosthodontic training is an integral part of undergraduate curriculum. The objectives the study were to evaluate application pre-clinical laboratory in general dental practice and relevance its teaching Methods: A descriptive questionnaire was developed assess extent lab skills their practice. responses evaluated statistically analyzed with a significance val...

Ultrasonic cleaning of the RBFDP in ethanol for 10 min. The remnants of loose particles after air abrasion may impair wettability of the silane or the primer and the subsequently applied adhesive resin. Ultrasonic cleaning eliminates such remnants best.3 a Professor, University of Zürich, Dental Materials Unit, Center for Dental and Oral Medicine, Clinic for Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics a...

The introduction of computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) technology into complete denture (CD) fabrication ushered in a new era in removable prosthodontics. Commercially available CAD/CAM denture systems are expected to improve upon the disadvantages associated with conventional fabrication. The purpose of this report is to present the workflow involved in fabricating a ...

This study sought to develop a database in the field of removable prosthodontics by using a participatory action research method. Data collection consisted of a comprehensive literature review, focus-group discussions, and interviews. Applying action research methods ensures consideration of the needs, perspectives, and expertise of academia in the design and implementation of an evidence/ rese...

Prosthodontics is concerned with the impact of tooth or tissue damage and partial or complete loss of teeth on oral function in its broadest sense. It deals with this largely through prosthetic replacement. The discipline occupies a major portion of a dental school curriculum, and dental practitioners usually devote much of their practice to prosthodontic services. With the rapid improvement in...

Dental schools continue to have difficulty recruiting and retaining faculty. One approach to augment student learning would be to train and utilize senior dental students as instructors in preclinical courses. This study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of using senior dental students as instructors on the performance of second-year students in two preclinical prosthodontic courses. In the...

PURPOSE To describe the growth and content of the prosthodontic literature over the last 4 decades, to make a prognosis on its probable development in the coming 4 decades and to discuss changes in the content of the International Journal of Prosthodontics (IJP) from its start in 1988 to 2004. METHODS MEDLINE was searched for articles on prosthodontics published between 1966 and April 2004. A...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a new clinical curriculum on dental student productivity as measured by number of procedures performed in the student teaching practice. Harvard School of Dental Medicine adopted a new clinical education model for the predoctoral program in summer 2009 based upon a Case Completion Curriculum (CCC) rather than a discipline-based numeric th...