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Occlusal contacts of edentulous patients with mandibular hybrid dentures opposing maxillary complete dentures.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate differences between the occlusal contacts of edentulous patients with mandibular implant-supported hybrid dentures opposing maxillary complete dentures and those of patients with conventional maxillary and mandibular complete dentures. Six parameters related to occlusion were measured in the 2 groups (n = 40 for each group) using pressure-sensitive film...

[Sectional acrylic dentures for a partially edentulous patient with microstomia: a clinical report].

PATIENT The patient was a 48-year-old partially edentulous male with microstomia. His chief complaints were masticatory disturbance and aesthetic problems caused by missing teeth. After trayless impressions for diagnostic casts were made, sectional trays and a sectional record block were used for the definitive impression and maxillomandibular registration. Maxillary and mandibular acrylic sect...

Neutral Zone Dentures versus Conventional Dentures in Diverse Edentulous Periods

The objectives of this study were to compare the arrangement of teeth according to the bone support concept with the neutral zone concept, Evaluate the influence of two arrangement schemes on denture success. A total of 128 patients were equally allocated into two groups, according to period of edentulism. All groups were provided neutral zone and conventional dentures. Post insertion assessmen...

Complete overlay dentures for the pediatric patient: case reports.

Improvdent: Improving dentures for patient benefit. A crossover randomised clinical trial comparing impression materials for complete dentures

BACKGROUND According to the UK Adult Dental Health Survey (2009) 15% of adults aged 65-74, 30% aged 75-84 and 47% aged >85 years are edentulous and require complete dentures. Patients' quality of life and nutrition status are affected by poor dentures. The quality of the dental impression is the most important issue for improving the fit and comfort of new dentures. There is paucity of RCT evid...