Periodontal disease may lead to tooth and tissue loss that can result in esthetic problems. Combined periodontal/prosthodontic treatment for patients with advanced disease is well documented. This case report illustrates a method of treatment for an advanced tissue loss in an esthetic area using a removable heat-polymerized polymethylmethacrylate resin gingival prosthesis/ mask.

When performing a tooth extraction, imminent collapse of the tissue by resorption and remodeling of the socket is a natural occurrence. The procedure for the preservation of the alveolar ridge has been widely described in the dental literatures and aims to maintain hard and soft tissues in the extraction site for optimal rehabilitation either with conventional fixed or removable prosthetics or ...

offer many practical advantages over conventional complete dentures and removable partial dentures. These include decreased bone resorption; reduced or eliminated prosthesis movement; better esthetics; improved tooth position; better occlusion, including improved occlusal load direction, increased occlusal function and maintenance of the occlusal vertical dimension. In addition, implantImplant-...

Since its introduction in northern Europe in the 1960s, dental implant has been used all over the world as an option to restore teeth and periodontal tissues. In the early stage, dental implant prosthesis was used restrictively to replace removable prosthesis; currently, however, it is also used for stationary prosthesis. This treatment utilizes various methods including osseointegration after ...

This pilot study aimed to assess the patient profile of the Removable Dental Prostheses clinics at the University of Sydney Faculty of Dentistry over four consecutive years. Additionally, patient satisfaction and prosthesis-use one year after construction and identify predictors of patient satisfaction were examined. Data across three domains (patient demographics, oral health status, and prost...

Postsurgical facial defects often pose a challenge to patient rehabilitation. Such defects can have a severe adverse effect on patient perceptions of body image and self-esteem. When immediate surgical repair of the defect is not feasible, an interim removable facial prosthesis may be considered. This prosthesis can be fabricated and placed as soon as several days after surgery to provide a cos...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to evaluate vertical alveolar bone loss 3 months after tooth extraction when a technique of ridge preservation was applied using a particulate demineralized freeze-dried bone allograft 300 - 500 µm associated with platelet concentrates (platelet-rich-fibrin) in the form of gel and membranes. MATERIAL AND METHODS A retrospective radiological clinical st...

A 47-year-old woman gave a 1-month history of persistent oedema of the eyelids and lips. There was no apparent relationship to externa] triggering factors, and she liad no known history of sensitization or atopy and no relevant personal or family history. For 1 year she had been wearing a partial removable methacrylate prosthesis (Fig. 1). This was mainly composed of cobalt and chromium (Co: 60...

Conventionally, for dental reconstruction after bone grafting of the congenital residual alveolar cleft, a fixed prosthesis or removable partial denture is used. In this paper, residual alveolar cleft reconstruction with an osseointegrated implant following secondary bone grafting is described. The patient underwent secondary bone grafting of the residual alveolar cleft at the age of 18 years. ...