A 64-year-old non-alcoholic, non-smoker male had a history of accidental ingestion of an artificial denture some two years back. Patient subsequently developed mild retrosternal burning, and a chest radiograph and a plain abdominal radiograph could not detect the swallowed tooth. No further investigation was done. From six months after the incidence, patient started experiencing repeated episod...

PURPOSE The low masticatory efficiency of denture prostheses impairs the ability of wearers to consume high-fiber foods. Hence, artificial teeth with high masticatory efficiency are required. This study aimed to establish an occlusal surface design for posterior artificial teeth in denture prostheses that is compatible with the existing artificial teeth arrangement and that has high masticatory...

Introduction:                                                     Aspirated foreign bodies continue to present challenges to otorhinolaryngologists. Removal of impacted airway foreign bodies via conventional methods can at times pose difficulty. This may berelated to the location and type of foreign body, experience of the surgeon and anesthetist, and the availability of appropriate instrument...

Acrylic processing of waxed-up dentures is considered to be a crucial and technique-sensitive procedure. Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) has become the most commonly used material for denture bases since its introduction in 1937. The advantages of PMMA include excellent esthetic properties, adequate strength, low water sorption, low solubility, lack of toxicity, facility of repair, and constructi...

In cases where there are no suitable natural undercuts on the teeth which can be used to provide clasp retention for a partial denture artificial undercuts can be created by the application of a composite filling material. An in-vitro investigation was undertaken to assess the surface integrity of three different composite restorative materials following repeated cycles of movement of cobalt-ch...

The purpose of this systematic review was to identify the different methods used measure artificial teeth wear and determine which denture (or combination tooth types) have better resistance. focused patient, intervention, comparison, outcome (PICO) question for “which available or higher resistance?” method testing measuring also evaluated as a secondary outcome. We searched OVID Medline, PubM...

A new trial method for complete dentures using rapid prototyping (RP) was compared with the conventional method. Wax dentures were fabricated for 10 edentulous patients. Cone-beam CT was used to scan the wax dentures. Using 3D computer-aided design software, seven 3D denture images with different artificial teeth arrangements were made and seven trial dentures per patient were fabricated accord...

Susceptibility to the gag reflex may render insertion of removable dentures very difficult. The use of intravenous sedation in such cases allows for the fabrication of dentures with decreased discomfort to the patient. When the completed dentures are inserted, however, discomfort may still occur as the effects of the gag reflex will again be felt. We report a case of an edentulous maxillary pat...

Xerostomia refers to a subjective sensation of dry mouth. A variety of factors can cause xerostomia including radiotherapy (RT) given for the treatment of oral carcinoma. Depending on the cause, treatment is provided to a patient suffering from xerostomia. In severe xerostomia salivary substitutes can be used and if the xerostomic patient is edentulous, then reservoir space for artificial saliv...