abstract the attrition of anterior teeth leads to the loss of efficient anterior guidance, which protects posterior teeth from wear during lateral excursions. this clinical report describes a 48-year-old man with diagonal tooth wear and posterior mandibular tooth loss. the clinical diagnosis was based on a complete oral examination, photos, functional analysis of lateral excursion movements, ge...

background & aim: the artificial teeth are produced with same standards for all the ethnics and countries in the world. the purpose of this study was to establish a normative size distribution in a group of students and staffs of shahid beheshti university of medical sciences. methods & materials: 320 individuals participated in this descriptive study. a vernier caliper was used to measure the ...

UNLABELLED Advanced tooth wear often results in lost vertical dimension and impacts facial aesthetics. Complex restorative treatment can replace the lost tooth structure and improve functional occlusal and facial skeleton parameters. PURPOSE The aim of the study is to assess changes in the morphological and functional occlusal parameters of the facial skeleton after prosthetic rehabilitation ...

  In this study two groups of dental study models were selected to evaluate the relationship between the tooth size, arch dimensions , and dental crowding. The first group consisting of 56 pairs of dental study models (28 males and 28 females) with normal occlusion ( without dental crowding) ranging in  age from 16 to 20 years, were selected among 4445 students from Kerman by multi stage rando...

This article describes the use of three devices that replace the wax rims in the registration of the intermaxillary position and of the vertical dimension of occlusion in completely edentulous patients who have been treated with Brånemark implants. The devices consist of a mechanical "tooth" that can be adjusted in all three dimensions of space and of two plates that support the registration ma...

Background and Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the relation between bucco-lingual dimension and root canal morphology in mandibular incisors. Materials and Methods: A total of 100 mandibular incisors were used in this study. The bucco-lingual dimensions of each tooth were measured at the level of cemento-enamel junction by using a digital caliper. Thereafter, the crowns were groun...

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM No recent literature has reviewed the current scientific knowledge on complete coverage tooth preparations. PURPOSE This article traces the historic evolution of complete coverage tooth preparations and identifies guidelines for scientific tooth preparations. MATERIAL AND METHODS Literature covering 250 years of clinical practice was reviewed with emphasis on scient...