Background and objectives: determine the causes and types of complete denture fractures. Methods: The study was performed in the Hawler medical university, college of Dentistry Department of Prosthodontics. The number of fractured complete denture collected was 290 from patients aged 35-80 years of both genders. The (causes of denture fracture, the type of fracture and the history of previous r...

AIM The purpose of this report is to present a strategy for making a diagnosis and providing appropriate treatment for denture patients with high esthetic demands. BACKGROUND Some edentulous patients have critical requirements for the esthetic aspect of dentures. REPORT A 55-year-old edentulous female presented with a complaint of dissatisfaction with the appearance of two sets of old dentu...

Daniel Filgueiras Ferreira1 Marcelo Ferraz Mesquita 2 Frederico Augusto Peixoto Silva3 Wagner Araújo de Negreiros4 Rafael Leonardo Xediek Consani5 Guilherme Elias Pessanha Henriques6 School of Dentistry of Piracicaba, Department of Prosthodontics and Periodontology, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, Brazil. 1,4DDS, MS. Graduate Student. 2,6DDS, MS, PhD. Titular Professor. 3DDS, MS, PhD. 5DDS,...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of mandibular residual ridge shape on the masticatory ability in complete denture wearers. METHODS The subject group consisted of 199 complete denture wearers. The mandibular residual ridge of each subject was evaluated using a replica of the ridge which was obtained with heavy-body silicone impression material. The basal area...

Complete dentures fabrication conventionally requires 4 to 5 visits to the clinic. It will be sometimes very demanding for aged patients and also for the dentist. Here, in this article, technique of complete denture construction in one day for an old denture wearer is described. Wherein the old denture is used as special tray and also as record base. Secondary impression with border moulding an...

Dear Editor, Despite major advances in dentistry and dental prostheses, complete removable dentures are still widely used for oral rehabilitation of edentulous people. Denture surfaces prepare a favorable environment for adherence and proliferation of oral endogenous microorganisms, which is a crucial first step in the initiation of biofilm formation, caused denture stomatitis. Candida species ...

An immediate denture is a temporary or permanent removable fabricated in the presence of natural teeth. Patients diagnosed with periodontitis are usually indicated for this type dentures. Fabrication according to specific protocol can enhance functional, phonetic, and aesthetic rehabilitation immediately after tooth extraction. Laboratory procedures have few specificities comparison conventiona...