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Trends in prosthodontics.

Prosthodontics is concerned with the impact of tooth or tissue damage and partial or complete loss of teeth on oral function in its broadest sense. It deals with this largely through prosthetic replacement. The discipline occupies a major portion of a dental school curriculum, and dental practitioners usually devote much of their practice to prosthodontic services. With the rapid improvement in...

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The largest collection of Darwin's writings ever published appeared last month on the website The Complete Works of Charles Darwin Online (http://darwin-online.org.uk). Never before has so much Darwin material, and so many rare and widely dispersed items, been brought together in one place and made available free of charge. The site currently offers more than 50,000 pages of searchable text and...

Removable Prosthodontics Section Editors

T individuals rendered edentulous and provided with complete dentures display marked changes in jaw relations due to resorption of the residual alveolar ridges. The changes are characterized by an upward rotation of the mandible with a resulting decrease in occlusal vertical dimension and increase in mandibular prognathism. I-3 The most rapid changes occur during the first year, when the rate o...

Salivary Substitutes in Prosthodontics

Saliva constitutes an important role in maintaining the health of the oral cavity. It helps in lubrication, mastication, and has effective antimicrobial action. In prosthodontics, saliva plays a main role in retention of the denture. Hyposalivation is a main complication in diabetes, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, sjogren syndrome, certain systemic conditions and patients with maxillofacial defect...