Maxillofacial Prosthetics

Functional assessment testing for maxillofacial prosthetics.

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM The health industry is now concerned with treatment outcomes and accountability to patients, payers, and referral sources. PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to identify the functional tests that are available to maxillofacial prosthodontists and to provide a list of those tests that are applicable in treatment and documentation. METHODS Functional assessment may be ...

MAXILLOFACIAL PROSTHETICS l DENTAL IMPLANTS SECTION EDITORS

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Analysis of maxillofacial prosthetics at university dental hospitals in the capital region of Korea

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to investigate the demographic patterns of maxillofacial prosthetic treatment to identify the characteristics and geographic distribution of patients with maxillofacial prosthetics in the capital region of Korea. MATERIALS AND METHODS This retrospective analytical multicenter study was performed by chart reviews. This study included patients who visited t...

Prosthetics / Amputations

The technique of hydrogen clearance has been used in five canines to monitor blood flow in gastrocnemius muscle following sympathectomy. The contralateral nonsympathectomized limb was used as a control . Average blood flow was based on 22 pairs of desaturation data . Average blood flow in the left control limb was 6.08 ± 2 .22 ml/min/100g tissue and the right sympathectomized limb was 9.54 ± 3 ...

Limb prosthetics-1970.