Most common treatment modality for a missing teeth these days is either a denture or implant based prosthesis. Great level of patient satisfaction has also been achieved with these two treatment options but scientifically speaking, both of these aren’t biologically totally in coherence with the host system as the chances of foreign body rejection is always with them. Hence as the research conti...

Introduction also be used for multiple restorations! or fixed partial dentures up to four units. However, if the most posterior tooth in the arch is prepared for a fixed partial denture, the patient may close at a decreased vertical dimension of occlusion, which would result in a significant negative occlusal error. Care must be excercised when this type of impression tray is used. Before the i...

OBJECTIVE To observe the difference in dimension of teeth among adult females with and without malocclusion. METHODS The cross-sectional study was conducted at Dr. Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan Institute of Oral Health Sciences, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, from April 2011 to April 2013, and used non-probability consecutive sampling. Mesiodistal and buccolingual crown dimensions were mea...

The mixed dentition analysis described by Moyers, and later validated by Tanaka, was performed on 80 American blacks to compare prediction equations between Caucasians and blacks. For the black sample, separate regression formulas were determined for the 39 males and 41 females and the combined black sample. Although sexual dimorphism of tooth size was not a consideration in the Moyers predicti...

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Severe tooth wear localized to the anterior maxillary or mandibular teeth with loss of interocclusal space is difficult to manage. PURPOSE This study evaluated the outcome of composite restorations placed at an increased vertical dimension of occlusion in such patients. METHODS AND MATERIAL Sixteen patients were restored with 104 restorations in 2 groups. In group A, Du...

Tooth wear is attributed to several factors many of which often remain unidentified. Management of tooth wear is challenging in preventive and restorative dentistry. Correct assessment of occlusal vertical dimension, interocclusal rest space, and centric relation records are critical for successful treatment. In order to evaluate different treatment modalities and select the treatment of choice...