PURPOSE The aim of this study was to investigate whether wearing complete dentures during sleep can improve the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI). MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 34 edentulous patients (16 men and 18 women, mean age: 72.5 +/- 8.8 years) completed the study. Portable sleep recording was performed for two nights in patients' homes. All patients wore complete dentures one night and sl...

T he growing acceptance of dental implants during the past several years has expanded the treatment alternatives that can he offered to patients. The benefits of implant-borne prostheses are readily apparent for the fully edentulous patient and have been well documented.‘b2 Restoring the partially edentulous patient, where implants and natural teeth coexist, presents many clinical challenges an...

PURPOSE The present material reports on prosthodontic complications in a trial of 51 patients with prostheses supported by single-stage implants over a period of 36 months. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred eighty-six single-stage implants were placed in 51 patients over a 3-year period in 2 carefully controlled prospective clinical trials. Nineteen of the patients (103 implants) were complet...

Objectives To compare the glycemic control in non-smoking patients with type 2 diabetes according to their periodontal and dental status. Research design and methods This cross-sectional study investigated patients previously diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and under antidiabetic medication. Clinical data and fasting blood glucose (FBG) levels were collected from medical and dental records. Pa...

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Immediate occlusal loading of dental implants in the edentulous mandible has proven to be an effective, reliable, and predictable procedure. There is little long-term data available on similar treatments in the edentulous maxilla. PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the 12-month implant survival after immediate loading of 4 to 6 implants with fixed screw-ret...

Purpose: The aim of the present prospective study was to evaluate the concept of early loading of rough-surfaced implants in the completely edentulous maxilla and in the edentulous posterior mandible and maxilla. Materials and Methods: Fifty-four consecutive patients were treated. Twenty patients were completely edentulous in the maxilla (group A), 19 patients were edentulous in the posterior l...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of significant panoramic radiographic findings and eventual treatment requirements before conventional or implant supported prosthetic treatment in asymptomatic edentulous patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 743 asymptomatic edentulous patients were retrospectively evaluated using a digital panoramic system. We analyzed the r...