Fixed Prosthodontics for the Edentulous Patient

On challenges to the prosthodontics stewardship of the edentulous patient.

Clinical experience underscores the disappointing clinical reality that predictably successful denture-wearing outcomes cannot be routinely claimed. Numerous learned texts and lecturers readily cite both favorable and adverse prognostic indicators; yet a diagnosis of being prosthetically maladaptive almost invariably occurs following stoic and persistent efforts by patients and their dentists t...

Clinical complications in fixed prosthodontics.

The purpose of this article is to identify the incidence of complications and the most common complications associated with single crowns, fixed partial dentures, all-ceramic crowns, resin-bonded prostheses, and posts and cores. A Medline and an extensive hand search were performed on English-language publications covering the last 50 years. The searches focused on publications that contained c...

A proposed format for mandibular displacement analysis in fixed prosthodontics.

Management of the edentulous patient.

Being edentulous is a handicap, and the main objective of implant placement is to provide support of fixed prostheses or to stabilize complete dentures in the edentulous jaw. Clinical experience and clinical studies have demonstrated the broad application of non-submerged ITI implants in prosthetic therapy in standard sites and in situations of advanced atrophy or substantial loss of tissue. Th...

Clinical and Technical Considerations of Luting Agents for Fixed Prosthodontics

The selection of an appropriate luting agent for final cementation of fixed restorations is no longer an easy decision. The numerous materials from which restorations can be fabricated demand a thorough knowledge of not only the material(s) they are made of but also knowledge of the properties of luting agents. No longer can zinc phosphate cement be used for all fixed restorations that need cem...