in middle ear surgery. Concurrent improvements in the operating microscope made it possible to visualize middle ear structures in amazingly clear detail, and revealed to the ear surgeon the possibilities of preserving or restoring hearing in the surgical treatment of chronic middle ear infections. Since 1952 many articles have appeared describing various techniques of reconstructive surgery of ...

Maxillofacial defects create physical, emotional and mental problems for the patient. The task of surgical-prosthetic rehabilitation is to provide best possible functional esthetic solution. aim this paper was present a modern approach auricular defect rehabilitation. A 24-year-old patient with lack right ear lobe due trauma admited aesthetic Implant-retained prosthesis indicated. Three implant...

<p class="abstract">Reconstitution of the facial profile can be achieved in a depressed‘midface “, by supplementation nasal osteo-cartilagious skeleton utilizing autologous tissue or synthetic prosthesis, Bone from iliac crest and cartilages septum, cymba conchal rib are accepted grafts wide use. The costo-chondral junctional cartilage is ideal situations demanding excess graft, then harv...

BACKGROUND There is a clear need for a prosthesis that improves postural stability in the balance impaired. Such a device would be used as a temporary aid during recovery from ablative inner-ear surgery, a postural monitor during rehabilitation (for example, hip surgery), and as a permanent prosthesis for those elderly prone to falls. METHOD OF APPROACH Recently developed, small instruments h...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS The performance of an ossicular replacement prosthesis (ORP) is influenced by its alignment and appropriate tension between the tympanic membrane and the stapes footplate. A novel ORP with a flexible element that potentially allows for length adjustment in situ is presented and tested for acoustic performance. STUDY DESIGN Laser Doppler vibrometry in fresh human cadaveri...

The absence of an ear is a considerable aesthetic problem which affects the patient's psychology and social behaviour. We are describing a case of 25-year-old male reporting to the Department of Prosthodontics, with a chief complaint of deficient left auricular tissue. This can be corrected surgically, prosthetically or through a combination of these approaches; but the choice of treatment depe...

Introduction In all mammals, the middle ear is made up of an eardrum and three hearing bones we call ossicles. These ossicles function as an impedance match between the air in the outer ear and the fluids in the cochlea of the inner ear. Acoustic energy is absorbed by the eardrum, converting it into mechanical vibrations, and the ossicles transports these vibrations in a very efficient way towa...

Evaluating the maxilla-mandibular vertical dimension is of great importance in constructing successful denture prosthesis, however it is a tedious process which may be misinterpreted leading to false readings. Hence with the aid of cephalometric analysis a cephalogram may present a graphic representation .this study aims to introduce a new mathematical method for of determination the occlusal v...