Pierre robin sequence is characterized by the triad of mandibular micrognathia, ‘U’ shaped cleft palate, and glossoptosis. Infants with this condition usually present airway obstruction feeding difficulties. This in turn leads to low weight nutritional deficiencies which might delay surgical intervention for same. case report describes a one-month-old infant Robin presenting difficulty nasal re...

The maxillary full-arch implant-supported fixed prosthesis represents a challenge due to the structural limitations of the existing premaxillary ridge and maxillary sinus. Prior to initiating implant treatment, it is critical to consider the necessary clinical and laboratory procedures needed to obtain an optimal level of patient and clinician satisfaction. Consideration must be given to establ...

Introduction: Angle and internal position of lateral pterygoid muscle leads to contraction over two half of the mandible in maximum opening and protrusion position so it can affects impression prosthetic procedures. The aim of this study was to evaluate the mandibular flexure in two transverse and antro-posterior dimensions. Methods: Seventy edentulous patients at Mashhad Faculty of Dentistry a...

edial mandibular flexure (MMF) is the functional approximation of hemi-mandibles in jaw opening and protrusion, which may affect conventional or implant-supported arch prostheses. OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the intraand inter-rater reliability of a digital image method for linear measurement of MMF in dentate subjects. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Mandibular occlusal impressions in vinyl polysilo...

The objective of this study was to find out the potential relationship of intercondylar distance with mandibular intermolar distance.It was a cross-sectional comparative study and was carried out from August 2011 to Jan 2012. The present study was carried out on 250 dentate subjects selected from the department of Prosthodontics, Lahore Medical and Dental College, Lahore. The orthodontically tr...

PURPOSE Precise implant-supported restorations require accurate impressions. Transfer, pick-up, and splinted pick-up are commonly used techniques. Several in vitro studies have compared these impression techniques; however, all studies used mechanical evaluation methods. The purpose of this study was to compare the discrepancies of these impression techniques digitally in vitro and in vivo. M...

AIM Residual ridges change in shape and reduce in size due to alveolar bone resorption. Therefore, the purpose was to investigate changes in denture base thickness (DBT) and interocclusal rest space (IRS) with regard to the denture relining procedure. METHODS The IRS and DBT were measured (before and after denture relining) in the case of 74 patients and their removable dental prostheses by u...

PURPOSE The aim of this report is to present photogrammetry as a reliable step in the fabrication of a full-arch immediate rehabilitation. MATERIALS AND METHODS A 59-year-old man attended the department seeking dental rehabilitation for the sequelae of severe oral health neglect. The mandibular teeth suffered from advanced periodontal disease and the patient wore a maxillary complete denture....

A randomized clinical trial was carried out to compare between conventional silicone-based soft liner and Versacryl lining material for the relining of mandibular complete dentures in flat cases regarding oral health related quality life tissue keratinization index. Twenty-eight patients were distributed randomly into two groups (fourteen per group). After taking impression their existing dentu...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate occlusal contacts generated by 3 different biogeneric design modes (individual (BI), copy (BC), reference (BR)) of CEREC software and to assess the designs subjectively. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ten pairs of maxillary and mandibular casts were obtained from full dentate individuals. Gypsum cast contacts were quantified with articulating paper and dig...